8-letter words that end in as
- honduras — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
- hosannas — Plural form of hosanna.
- inertias — Plural form of inertia.
- jellabas — Plural form of jellaba.
- kachinas — Plural form of kachina.
- kalimbas — Plural form of kalimba.
- katsuras — Plural form of katsura.
- kauravas — (in the Mahabharata) the cousins and enemies of the Pandavas.
- kibitkas — Plural form of kibitka.
- kitharas — a musical instrument of ancient Greece consisting of an elaborate wooden soundbox having two arms connected by a yoke to which the upper ends of the strings are attached.
- koolhaas — Rem. born 1944, Dutch architect and theorist, co-founder of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (1975); buildings include the Grand Palais and associated developments in Lille, France (1989–96); books include S, M, L, XL (1996)
- kopiykas — Plural form of kopiyka.
- lacinias — Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- lantanas — Plural form of lantana.
- laodamas — a son of Eteocles who defended Thebes against the Epigoni, killed Aegialeus, and was killed by Alcmaeon.
- lasagnas — Plural form of lasagna.
- lempiras — Plural form of lempira.
- leonidas — died 480 b.c, Greek hero: king of Sparta 489?–480.
- leukomas — Plural form of leukoma.
- libertas — the ancient Roman personification of liberty.
- madrasas — Plural form of madrasa, an alternative spelling of 'madrassah'.
- maecenas — Gaius Cilnius [sil-nee-uh s] /ˈsɪl ni əs/ (Show IPA), c70–8 b.c, Roman statesman: friend and patron of Horace and Vergil.
- mahatmas — Plural form of mahatma.
- mahonias — Plural form of mahonia.
- malvinas — a female given name.
- manassas — a town in NE Virginia: battles of Bull Run 1861, 1862.
- mandalas — Plural form of mandala.
- maquilas — a factory run by a U.S. company in Mexico to take advantage of cheap labor and lax regulation.
- marascas — Plural form of marasca.
- marianas — a group of 15 small islands in the Pacific, E of the Philippines: divided into Guam, a possession of the U.S., and the North Marianas, formally under U.S. trusteeship. 453 sq. mi. (1127 sq. km).
- marimbas — Plural form of marimba.
- mastabas — Plural form of mastaba.
- matanzas — a seaport on the NW coast of Cuba.
- matthias — a disciple chosen to take the place of Judas Iscariot as one of the apostles. Acts 1:23–26.
- mazurkas — Plural form of mazurka.
- meshugas — craziness
- mestizas — Plural form of mestiza.
- militias — Plural form of militia.
- milpitas — a town in W California.
- mishigas — Craziness; silliness; tomfoolery; nonsense.
- mohallas — Plural form of mohalla.
- moluccas — a group of islands in the Malay Archipelago, between Sulawesi (Celebes) and New Guinea. Capital: Amboina. Pop: 1 990 598 (2000). Area: about 74 505 sq km (28 766 sq miles)
- momparas — Plural form of mompara.
- monardas — Plural form of monarda.
- myalgias — pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism.
- myelomas — Plural form of myeloma.
- neuromas — Plural form of neuroma.
- nicholas — (Thomas Parentucelli) 1397?–1455, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1447–55.
- novellas — Plural form of novella.
- ocarinas — Plural form of ocarina.