Moka

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

  2. 2
    A ritualized system of exchange in the Mount Hagen area of Papua New Guinea, involving reciprocal gifts of pigs that regulate social status. uncountable

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"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."

Etymology

Probably from Italian moka.

Related phrases

papua new guinea

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