7-letter words that end in a
- godetia — Any of several flowering plants of the taxonomic section of Clarkia, Clarkia sect. Godetia.
- goiania — a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- golilla — a collar of lawn or linen, slightly rolled under at the edge and starched to stand out from the neckline, worn in Spain in the 17th century.
- gomulka — Wladyslaw [vlah-di-slahf] /vlɑˈdɪ slɑf/ (Show IPA), 1905–82, Polish political leader: First Secretary of the Polish Communist Party 1956–70.
- gondola — a long, narrow, flat-bottomed boat having a tall, ornamental stem and stern and sometimes a small cabin for passengers, rowed or poled by a single person who stands at the stern, facing forward: used especially on the canals of Venice, Italy.
- gonidia — Plural form of gonidium.
- gordita — A Mexican flatbread made from cornmeal and stuffed with meat, cheese, vegetables, or a sweet filling.
- gorilla — the largest of the anthropoid apes, Gorilla gorilla, terrestrial and vegetarian, of western equatorial Africa and the Kivu highlands, comprising the subspecies G. g. gorilla (western lowland gorilla) G. g. graueri (eastern lowland gorilla) and G. g. beringei (mountain gorilla) now rare.
- gorizia — a city in NE Italy, on the Isonzo River, N of Trieste.
- gotchya — Alt form gotcha.
- gournia — a village in NE Crete, near the site of an excavated Minoan town and palace.
- granada — a medieval kingdom along the Mediterranean coast of S Spain.
- grandma — grandmother.
- grandpa — grandfather.
- granita — frozen flavored ice.
- granola — a breakfast food consisting of rolled oats, brown sugar, nuts, dried fruit, etc., usually served with milk.
- gravida — a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- grenada — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- guajira — a Cuban peasant dance with shifting rhythms.
- guarana — a woody, climbing shrub Paullinia cupana, of the soapberry family, growing in parts of South America, having seeds that contain caffeine and are used in soft drinks.
- guayama — a city in S Puerto Rico.
- guayusa — a tree, Ilex guayusa , native to the rainforest in the upper Amazon river basin.
- guereza — a colobus monkey, especially of the species Colobus guereza.
- guevara — Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- gumasta — Alt form gomashta.
- gummata — Plural form of gumma.
- gunnera — any tropical plant of the genus Gennera, native to South America, having enormous leaves resembling rhubarb.
- gynecia — gynoecium.
- haftara — haphtara
- hagåtña — the capital of the Pacific island of Guam, on its W coast. Pop: 1100 (2000)
- haggada — Haggadah (def 1).
- halabja — a Kurdish town in NE Iraq; in March 1998 Iraqi forces used poison gas on the population, killing hundreds of civilians. Pop: estimates vary between 45 000 and 80 000
- halacha — Halakhah.
- halakha — any of the laws or ordinances not written down in the Jewish Scriptures but based on an oral interpretation of them
- halesia — (botany) Any of the genus Halesia of American shrubs with white flowers.
- hammada — a desert plateau of hard, wind-swept bedrock covered with a thin layer of sand, pebbles, etc.
- haptera — a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- harappa — a village in Pakistan: site of successive cities of the Indus valley civilization.
- harbona — one of the seven eunuchs who served in the court of King Ahasuerus. Esther 1:10.
- hariana — a state in NW India, formed in 1966 from the S part of Punjab. 17,074 sq. mi. (44,222 sq. km). Capital: (shared with Punjab) Chandigarh.
- harissa — a pungent paste or sauce made with chilies, garlic, cumin, caraway, coriander, paprika, and olive oil, used as a condiment and flavoring in North African and Middle Eastern cookery.
- harmala — a perennial plant native to Europe and Asia Minor, characterized by its white flowers and round seed capsules
- haryana — a state in NW India, formed in 1966 from the S part of Punjab. 17,074 sq. mi. (44,222 sq. km). Capital: (shared with Punjab) Chandigarh.
- heckuva — (colloquial) Heck of a; extreme.
- helluva — (colloquial) hell of a; extreme.
- hemiola — a rhythmic pattern of syncopated beats with two beats in the time of three or three beats in the time of two.
- hemodia — hypersensitivity of the teeth.
- hepsiba — the wife of Hezekiah and the mother of Manasseh. II Kings 21:1.
- heredia — José María de [Spanish haw-se mah-ree-ah th e] /Spanish hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1842–1905, French poet, born in Cuba.
- herrera — Francisco de [frahn-thees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈθis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), ("el Viejo") 1576–1656, Spanish painter and etcher.