10-letter words that end in o
- pirandello — Luigi [loo-ee-jee] /luˈi dʒi/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, Italian dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel prize 1934.
- pitch into — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- play up to — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- pollaiuolo — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1429–98, Italian sculptor, painter, and goldsmith.
- ponticello — a bridge on a stringed instrument
- portamento — a passing or gliding from one pitch or tone to another with a smooth progression.
- porto novo — Formerly Dahomey. a republic in W Africa: formerly part of French West Africa; gained independence in 1960. 44,290 sq. mi. (114,711 sq. km). Capital: Porto Novo.
- porto rico — former official name (until 1932) of Puerto Rico.
- portobello — portabella.
- portoviejo — a city in W Ecuador, on the Portoviejo River.
- power trio — a format in rock music which emphasizes instrumental performance by limiting the sound to bass, drums, and guitar (with no rhythm guitar or keyboards and less emphasis on vocals if any)
- pre-embryo — the structure formed after fertilization of an ovum but before differentiation of embryonic tissue
- prosciutto — salted ham that has been cured by drying, always sliced paper-thin for serving.
- pseudimago — (of insects) a form similar to the adult, but which is not a true adult
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- punto fijo — a city in NW Venezuela, on the Paraguana Peninsula.
- radiophoto — an image created by radio waves rather than light
- real video — (video, compression) A lossy video compression format from Real Media.
- recitativo — recitative2 .
- rio branco — a state in W Brazil. 58,900 sq. mi. (152,550 sq. km). Capital: Rio Branco.
- rio cuarto — a city in central Argentina.
- rio de oro — Western Sahara.
- ritardando — becoming gradually slower
- ritornello — an orchestral interlude between arias, scenes, or acts in 17th-century opera.
- rondoletto — a name given to the third movement of a symphony
- sacramento — a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Capital: Sacramento. Abbreviation: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif.
- saltarello — a lively Italian dance for one person or a couple.
- san angelo — a city in W Texas.
- san benito — a city in S Texas.
- san marino — a small republic in E Italy: the oldest independent country in Europe. 38 sq. mi. (98 sq. km). Capital: San Marino.
- scherzando — (a musical direction) playful; sportive.
- scooby doo — a clue
- scottsboro — a town in NE Alabama.
- semifreddo — a partially frozen Italian dessert similar to ice cream
- serrasalmo — a member of the Serrasalmo genus of piranha fish, native to South America
- settecento — the 18th cent. as a period in Italian art and literature
- shevchenko — Taras Grigoryevich [Russian tah-ruh s gryi-gawr-yi-vyich] /Russian ˈtɑ rəs gryɪˈgɔr yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1814–61, Ukrainian national poet.
- so much so — You use so much so to indicate that your previous statement is true to a very great extent, and therefore it has the result mentioned.
- sock it to — to make a forceful impression on
- sorrentino — Gilbert, 1929–2006, U.S. poet and novelist.
- spec ratio — (benchmark) Results for each individual benchmark of the SPEC benchmark suites, for example CINT92 and CFP92, expressed as the ratio of the wall clock time to execute one single copy of the benchmark, compared to a fixed "SPEC reference time", which was chosen early-on as the execution time on a VAX 11/780. See also SPEC rate.
- standing o — standing ovation
- statesboro — a town in E Georgia.
- status quo — the existing state or condition.
- stiacciato — a flat or low relief popular with 15th- and 16th-century Italian sculptors
- stracchino — a soft cheese from North Italy
- strepitoso — (to be performed) boisterously
- stringendo — to be performed with increasing speed
- subject to — under the condition that
- suck up to — to flatter for one's own profit; toady