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moka

moka noun: a moka pot.

Noun (1)

moka (plural moka or mokas)

  1. A moka pot.
    • In a moka, water boils in a closed chamber with enough headroom to allow a head of steam to collect. The pressure from the steam forces the hot water to escape from the chamber and pass through the ground coffee.1997, Corby Kummer, The Joy of Coffee: The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying, Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN, page 270

Noun (2)

moka (uncountable)

  1. A ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status.

Proper noun capitalized: Moka

Moka

  1. A district of Mauritius.
  2. A village in Mauritius.
  3. A village in Hiiu County, Estonia.
  4. A village in Rapla County, Estonia.
  5. A town in Bioko Sur, Equatorial Guinea.

Forms of moka

pluralmoka
pluralmokas

Plural of moka: moka or mokas

Origin of moka

Probably from Italian moka.

Phrases with moka

Questions about moka

What does moka mean?
Moka means a moka pot.
What part of speech is moka?
Moka can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of moka?
The plural of moka is moka.

Words near moka in the dictionary

  1. Mojtaba
  2. Mojtabas
  3. MOK
  4. mok gai
  5. mok pa
  6. moka
  7. moka pot
  8. moka pots
  9. mokaddam
  10. mokaddams
  11. mokadours

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