mousse
/moo͞s/
noun
  1. Any of various chilled desserts made with flavored whipped cream, gelatin, and eggs.
    chocolate mousse.
  2. A molded dish containing meat, fish, or shellfish combined with whipped cream and gelatin.
  3. An aerosol foam used to control and style the hair.
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Cambridge Dictionary
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MOCHA | Pronunciation in English
How to pronounce mocha · Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio · UK/ˈmɒk.ə/ Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio · US/ˈmoʊ.kə/ More about phonetic symbols · Sound-by-sound pronunciation · Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio · UK/ˈmɒk.ə/ mocha ·
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Cambridge Dictionary
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MOUSSE | Pronunciation in English
MOUSSE pronunciation. How to say MOUSSE. Listen to the audio pronunciation in English. Learn more.
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Forvo
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chocolate mousse pronunciation: How to pronounce chocolate mousse in English
Pronunciation guide: Learn how to pronounce chocolate mousse in English with native pronunciation. chocolate mousse translation and audio pronunciation
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YouTube
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How to Pronounce Mocha? (CORRECTLY) - YouTube
Listen and learn how to say Caffè Mocha correctly (chocolate coffee, mocaccino) with Julien, "how do you pronounce" free pronunciation audio/video tutorials....
Published   July 18, 2020
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How to Pronounce Mousse? (CORRECTLY) - YouTube
Listen and learn how to say Mousse correctly (French cooking term) with Julien, "how do you pronounce" free pronunciation audio/video tutorials.What is a Mou...
Published   July 4, 2020
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Bab.la
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What is the pronunciation of 'mousse' in English?
Translations Definition Synonyms Pronunciation Translator Phrasebook open_in_new chevron_right · volume_up mousse {noun} /ˈmus/ Phonetics content data source explained in this page. volume_up · chocolate mousse · volume_up · chocolate mousse cake · volume_up · strawberry mousse ·
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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How to Pronounce mousse - (Audio) | Britannica Dictionary
Meta description: Hear the pronunciation of mousse in American English, spoken by real native speakers. From North America's leading language experts, Britannica Dictionary
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Promova
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How to Pronounce mousse in English | Promova
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YouGlish
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Mocha Color | Pronunciation of Mocha Color in English
Sound it Out: Break down the word 'mocha color' into its individual sounds "mok" + "uh". Say these sounds out loud, exaggerating them at first.
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Collins Dictionary
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How to pronounce MOUSSE in English | Collins
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chocolate mousse - How to pronounce chocolate mousse in English
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According to the online Merriam-Webster, Mocha is a small town and seaport in southwest Yemen that as early as 1773 had already given its name to the style of coffee.

The Arabic pronunciation of the name of the town can be heard here. However, nobody in the English-speaking world says the name that way, and I therefore doubt that your local Starbucks barista would understand what you meant if you used the Arabic pronunciation when ordering your coffee.

What must be remembered is that as soon as the speakers of Language A adopt a word from Language B, there is absolutely no guarantee that they will refrain from mutilating the original word in every possible way, from pronouncing it differently, to pluralizing it differently, to using it to mean something different to what it denoted in Language B.

And that is all perfectly natural and OK — it's one of those evolutionary mechanisms that operate in all languages whose speakers come into contact with outsiders.

Anyway, all this is a preamble to my conclusion, which is that there is no 'proper' way in English to say mocha — or bourgeoisie, or Venezia, or gulag, for that matter. Once a word has been imported from Language B by Language A, the speakers of A own it when they are speaking their own language, and they can do what they like with it. And they do. The different pronunciations of mocha around the world that Kyle has linked to in his answer amply demonstrate that point.

All one can say regarding its 'proper' pronunciation by speakers who have imported it into a language other than the one it came from (in this case, Arabic) is that there is likely to be a period where several different pronunciations of the newly-adopted word coexist, and that a consensus may eventually emerge regarding its usual pronunciation among the speakers of the adoptive language. That consensus too may vary from region to region and dialect to dialect.

Indeed, as far as mocha is concerned, I think Janus B J's comment above pretty much covers the situation as it currently applies to most native speakers of British and American English. I have reproduced the relevant part of that comment here, in case it gets deleted:

The standard pronunciation of mocha in English is [ˈməʊkə] in British English and [ˈmoʊkə] in American English. Long /o/ does include a w-ish offglide (the [ʊ]), and a native English speaker would automatically add that in—so if you’re actually pronouncing it something like IPA [ˈmoka] (which is how the Spanish pronounce it, for example), then a native English speaker might find it somewhat difficult to understand.

But I wouldn't advise anyone to go around 'correcting' other people's pronunciation of the word, because they frankly wouldn't have a leg to stand on if they were challenged.

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Please see the link below for recordings of the word.

As we know, pronunciation varies widely from region to region. These samples should give you an idea of its pronunciation in a variety of world Englishes:

Recordings of the word "mocha" on forvo.com

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YouTube
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How to Pronounce Mocha - YouTube
This video shows you How to Pronounce Mocha, Coffee, Italian, pronunciation.Learn MORE CONFUSING NAMES/WORDS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyncGi5eWz0&lis...
Published   November 13, 2021
Views   44K
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ELSA
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How to Pronounce MOCHA in American English | ELSA Speak
Practice pronunciation of the word mocha with ELSA advanced technology and say mocha like Americans.
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YouGlish
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Chocolate Mocha | 43 pronunciations of Chocolate Mocha in English
Sound it Out: Break down the word 'chocolate mocha' into its individual sounds "chok" + "luht mok" + "uh". Say these sounds out loud, exaggerating them at first.
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How To Say Mousse - YouTube
Learn how to say Mousse with EmmaSaying free pronunciation tutorials.Definition and meaning can be found here:https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Mousse I...
Published   September 30, 2017