7-letter words that end in o
- proximo — in, of, or during the next month: on the 10th proximo. Compare instant (def 11), ultimo.
- prurigo — a skin condition characterized by itching papules.
- publico — (especially in Puerto Rico) a taxi that picks up and discharges passengers along a fixed route.
- pummelo — pomelo.
- q-ratio — the ratio of the total market value of a corporation's physical assets, as existing plants and equipment, to the cost of replacing these assets.
- qingdao — Tsingtao.
- quomodo — (obsolete) The means, way, or method (of doing something).
- rapallo — a seaport in NW Italy, on the Gulf of Genoa: treaties 1920, 1922.
- re-echo — to echo back, as a sound.
- rejoneo — a form of bullfighting in which a mounted bullfighter spears the bull with lances
- relievo — Obsolete. relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- relleno — stuffed, especially filled with cheese: chilis rellenos.
- ricardo — David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- ridotto — a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- rilievo — relief2 (defs 2, 3).
- ripieno — tutti (defs 3, 4).
- rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- risotto — a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- rodrigo — Joaquín. 1902–99, Spanish composer. His works include Concierto de Aranjuez (1940) for guitar and orchestra and Concierto Pastoral (1978)
- roflmao — ROTFLMAO
- rogallo — a flexible fabric delta wing, originally designed as a possible satellite retrieval vehicle but actually developed in the 1960s as the first successful hang-glider
- rondino — a short rondo
- rosario — a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- rosolio — a cordial flavored with rose petals, cloves, cinnamon, or the like, popular in southern Europe.
- rubaboo — soup made from pemmican, flour, and water, once common among fur trappers, hunters, etc.
- s-video — (multimedia) A video format offering a higher quality signal than composite video, but a lower quality than component video. This mid-level format divides the signal into two channels - luminance and chrominance.
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sagunto — a city in E Spain, N of Valencia: besieged by Hannibal 219–218 b.c.
- saintlo — a department in NW France. 2476 sq. mi. (6413 sq. km). Capital: Saint-Lô.
- salerno — a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- saltato — (of a performance with a stringed instrument) playing each note staccato by bouncing the bow on the strings.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- sandino — Augusto (César) [ou-goos-taw se-sahr] /aʊˈgus tɔ ˈsɛ sɑr/ (Show IPA), 1893–1934, Nicaraguan revolutionary leader.
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- sapporo — a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- sapsago — a strong, hard, usually green cheese of Swiss origin, made with sour skim milk and sweet clover.
- scherbo — Vitaly [vee-tah-li] /viˈtɑ lɪ/ (Show IPA), born 1972, Belarusian gymnast.
- scherzo — a movement or passage of light or playful character, especially as the second or third movement of a sonata or a symphony.
- schitzo — a schizophrenic or schizoid person.
- sciolto — (of a piece of music) to be played freely and easily
- scorpio — Astronomy. Scorpius.
- screamo — a form of emo music typically featuring screaming vocals
- screeno — (sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- sea-doo — a small self-propelled watercraft for one person
- secondo — the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- segugio — an Italian breed of dog
- semipro — semiprofessional
- senecio — any plant of the genus Senecio, including groundsels, ragworts, and cineraria: family Asteraceae (composites)
- serpigo — (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- serrano — a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.