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moka¹

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Probably from Italian moka.

noun moka · 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.

moka²

noun

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

Moka³

proper noun

  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.

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"moka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/moka. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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moka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/moka

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"moka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/moka.

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@misc{moka_2026,
  title = {moka},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moka},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}