8-letter words that end in o
- morogoro — a city in E Tanzania.
- mosquito — any of numerous dipterous insects of the family Culicidae, the females of which suck the blood of animals and humans, some species transmitting certain diseases, as malaria and yellow fever.
- muchacho — (in Spanish-speaking regions) a young man.
- mundungo — (in Spain) tripe
- navarino — a seaport in the SW Peloponnesus, in SW Greece: Turkish and Egyptian fleets defeated near here in a naval battle 1827.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- netlingo — (computing) An on-line dictionary of more than 3000 terms, started in 1995 and updated monthly. NetLingo contains simple explanations and comprehensive coverage, including chat acronyms and smilies. It is also available in dead tree form.
- netrebko — Anna. born 1971, Russian operatic soprano
- neutrino — any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- nintendo — (company, games) A Japanese video game hardware manufacturer and software publisher. Nintendo started by making playing cards, but was later dominant in video games throughout the 1980s and early 1990s worldwide. They make lots of games consoles including the Gameboy, Gameboy Advance SP, DS, DS Lite and the Wii.
- noctilio — any bat of the S American genus Noctilio
- non-hero — antihero.
- none too — You use none too in front of an adjective or adverb in order to emphasize that the quality mentioned is not present.
- nonmetro — Nonmetropolitan.
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- nostromo — a novel (1904) by Joseph Conrad.
- notturno — an 18th-century composition for chamber orchestra, similar to a serenade or a divertimento.
- obasanjo — Olusegun (ɒlʊˈseɪɡən). born 1937, Nigerian politician and general; head of the military government (1976–79); president (1999–2007)
- obligato — Alternative spelling of obbligato.
- ocotillo — a spiny, woody shrub, Fouqueria splendens, of arid regions of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having a tight cluster of red flowers at the tip of each branch.
- octomino — (geometry) A polyomino made up of eight squares.
- okavango — a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- okovango — a river in central Africa, flowing SE from Angola to Botswana. About 1000 miles (1610 km) long.
- olongapo — a port in the Philippines, on SW Luzon.
- only too — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- orangelo — A citrus fruit that is a cross between an orange and a grapefruit.
- oratorio — an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- osipenko — former name of Berdyansk.
- ossobuco — a dish of sliced veal shanks, typically prepared with olive oil, wine, seasonings, tomatoes, etc., and served with rice or other vegetables.
- ostinato — a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- ottavino — a piccolo
- owing to — because of or on account of
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- pacifico — a peaceful person.
- palladio — Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1508–80, Italian architect famous for his widely translated Four Books of Architecture, 1570.
- palmetto — any of various palms having fan-shaped leaves, as of the genera Sabal, Serenoa, and Thrinax.
- palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- papagayo — Gulf of, an inlet of the Pacific, on the NW coast of Costa Rica. 15 miles (25 km) long; 25 miles (40 km) wide.
- paradiso — heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- parlando — sung or played as though speaking or reciting (a musical direction).
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- pecorino — a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- peekaboo — Also called bo-peep. a game played by or with very young children, typically in which one covers the face or hides and then suddenly uncovers the face or reappears, calling “Peekaboo!”.
- peekapoo — one of a variety of dogs crossbred from a Pekingese and a miniature poodle.
- peperino — a brown or grey rock (tuff) consisting of condensed and cemented volcanic ash, sand, etc, esp that found outside Rome in the Albano Hills
- perdendo — (of a piece of music) getting gradually quieter and dying away
- perfecto — a rather thick, medium-sized cigar tapering almost down to a point at each end.
- perugino — (Pietro Vannucci) 1446–1524, Italian painter.
- petdingo — (tool) An Estelle to C++ translator.
- petrillo — James Caesar, 1892–1984, U.S. labor leader: president of the American Federation of Musicians 1940–58.