9-letter words containing aro
- goncharov — Ivan Alexandrovich [ih-vahn al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-,, ahy-vuh n;; Russian ee-vahn uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /ɪˈvɑn ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-,, ˈaɪ vən;; Russian iˈvɑn ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1812–91, Russian novelist.
- haftaroth — Plural form of haftarah.
- harold ii — 1022?–66, king of England 1066: defeated by William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings (son of Earl Godwin).
- jillaroos — Plural form of jillaroo.
- kamilaroi — an Australian aboriginal language spoken in northern New South Wales.
- kangaroos — Plural form of kangaroo.
- kantharos — a deep bowl set upon a stem terminating in a foot and having two handles rising from the brim and curving downward to join the body.
- lanzarote — the most easterly of the Canary Islands; mountainous, with a volcanic landscape; tourism, fishing. Pop: 109 942 (2002 est). Area: 795 sq km (307 sq miles)
- lazzarone — One of the poorer classes of Neapolitans; beggars.
- macaronic — composed of or characterized by Latin words mixed with vernacular words or non-Latin words given Latin endings.
- macaroons — Plural form of macaroon.
- maccaroni — macaroni.
- madarosis — the abnormal loss of eyebrows or eyelashes
- marooning — to put ashore and abandon on a desolate island or coast by way of punishment or the like, as was done by buccaneers.
- mascarons — grotesque face used as decoration
- nectarous — of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nonparous — having borne no children.
- on parole — If a prisoner is on parole, he or she is released before the official end of their prison sentence and will not be sent back to prison if their behaviour is good.
- oviparous — producing eggs that mature and hatch after being expelled from the body, as birds, most reptiles and fishes, and the monotremes.
- parocheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parochial — of, relating to, or financially supported by one or more church parishes: parochial churches in Great Britain.
- parodical — having or of the nature of a parody.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- paroemiac — proverbial; axiomatic
- paroicous — (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
- parokheth — a richly embroidered curtain that hangs in front of the Holy Ark in a synagogue.
- parotitic — of or relating to parotitis.
- parotitis — inflammation of a parotid.
- pavarotti — Luciano [loo-chee-ah-noh;; Italian loo-chah-naw] /ˌlu tʃiˈɑ noʊ;; Italian luˈtʃɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1935–2007, Italian operatic tenor.
- phalarope — any of three species of small, aquatic birds of the family Phalaropodidae, resembling sandpipers but having lobate toes.
- pickaroon — to act or operate as a pirate or brigand.
- pifferaro — someone who plays the piffero
- polaroids — Polaroid sunglasses
- queretaro — a state in central Mexico. 4432 sq. mi. (11,480 sq. km).
- rarotonga — one of the Cook Islands, in the S Pacific, 26 sq. mi. (67 sq. km).
- re-arouse — to arouse (someone or something) again
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
- rio claro — a city in São Paulo state, in SE Brazil.
- runaround — indecisive or evasive treatment, especially in response to a request: Ask for a raise and he'll give you the runaround.
- saccharo- — sugar
- simarouba — any tropical American tree belonging to the genus Simaruba, of the quassia family, having pinnate leaves, a fleshy fruit, and a root whose bark contains an appetite stimulant.
- stinkaroo — something markedly inferior in quality: a stinkaroo of a motion picture.
- tartarous — consisting of or containing tartar.
- tuscarora — a member of an Indian people living originally in North Carolina and later, after their admission into the Iroquois confederacy, in New York.
- unaroused — to stir to action or strong response; excite: to arouse a crowd; to arouse suspicion.
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- uvarovite — Mineralogy. a variety of garnet colored emerald-green by the presence of chromium.
- wallaroos — Plural form of wallaroo.
- yaroslavl — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.