8-letter words that end in a
- kalamata — Kalamata olive.
- kalevala — (italics) the national epic of Finland (1835, enlarged 1849), compiled and arranged by Elias Lönnrot from popular lays of the Middle Ages.
- kalidasa — flourished 5th century a.d, Hindu dramatist and poet.
- kaliyuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kalmykia — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe, on the NW shore of the Caspian Sea. 75,900 sq. mi. (196,581 sq. km). Capital: Elista.
- kalyptra — a veil worn by women in Greece
- kamaaina — a longtime resident of Hawaii.
- kamakura — a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.
- kanazawa — a seaport on W Honshu, in central Japan.
- kara sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean between Novaya Zemlya and the N Russian Federation.
- karateka — an expert in karate.
- karearea — a New Zealand falcon, Falco novaeseelandiae
- katakana — the more angular, less commonly used of the two Japanese syllabaries.
- kathisma — one of the 20 divisions of the Psalter in the Greek rite.
- katyusha — Alternative case form of Katyusha.
- kaukauna — a city in E Wisconsin.
- kaumatua — a senior member of a tribe; elder
- kawabata — Yasunari [yah-soo-nah-ree] /ˈyɑ sʊˈnɑ ri/ (Show IPA), 1899–1972, Japanese novelist and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1968.
- kawakawa — an aromatic shrub or small tree of New Zealand, Macropiper excelsum: held to be sacred by the Māoris
- kenyatta — Jomo [joh-moh] /ˈdʒoʊ moʊ/ (Show IPA), 1893?–1978, Kenyan political leader: president 1964–78.
- keratoma — keratosis.
- khansama — A male cook, who often also assumes the role of house steward.
- khatanga — a river in N central Siberian Russia, flowing SE and N to the Khatanga Gulf of the Laptev Sea. 715 miles (1150 km) long.
- kia kaha — be strong!
- kiabooca — padouk.
- kielbasa — a smoked sausage of coarsely chopped beef and pork, flavored with garlic and spices.
- kineshma — a city in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Nizhni Novgorod.
- kingwana — a language of the Democratic Republic of Congo in W Africa, closely related to Swahili and used as a lingua franca
- kinsella — W(illiam) P(atrick) born 1935, U.S. novelist and short-story writer, born in Canada.
- kinshasa — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- klaipeda — a seaport in NW Lithuania, on the Baltic.
- koinonia — Communion by intimate participation, associated with the Christian church.
- kombucha — Also called kombucha mushroom. a live culture of multiple species of yeast and bacteria, grown to make a mildly alcoholic fermented beverage.
- koriyama — a city on E central Honshu, in Japan.
- kostroma — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NE of Moscow, on the Volga.
- krakatoa — a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.
- kristeva — Julia, born 1941, French literary theorist, critic, and psychoanalyst, born in Bulgaria.
- kristina — a female given name, form of Christina.
- kurosawa — Akira [ah-kee-rah] /ɑˈki rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1910–1998, Japanese film director.
- la ceiba — a seaport in N Honduras.
- la habra — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- la jolla — a resort area in San Diego, in S California.
- la linea — a seaport in S Spain, near Gibraltar.
- la palma — a city in SW California.
- la plata — a seaport in E Argentina.
- la rioja — a city in W Argentina.
- la scala — the chief opera house in Italy, in Milan (opened 1776)
- la-de-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- la-di-da — affected; pretentious; foppish: a la-di-da manner.
- labrusca — of or derived from the North American fox grape, Vitis labrusca.