11-letter words that end in o
- con sordino — a musical direction to play with a mute
- con spirito — (to be performed) in a spirited or lively manner (also in the phrases allegro con spirito, presto con spirito)
- contrabasso — (music) The largest kind of bass viol.
- contrapasso — The concept that the punishment of an individual's soul in Hell corresponds to the sin that person committed on earth.
- contrary to — If you say that something is true contrary to other people's beliefs or opinions, you are emphasizing that it is true and that they are wrong.
- countermemo — a memorandum responding to another memorandum
- credit memo — A credit memo is an official written acknowledgement that money is owed back to a customer.
- cross ratio — a ratio relating four points in the real or complex plane.
- cut tobacco — tobacco cut into thin shreds as used in cigarettes, often for pipes and for rolling
- decrescendo — with a gradual decrease in loudness; diminuendo: often used as a musical direction: symbol 57381
- demy octavo — a book size, 81⁄2 by 51⁄2 inches
- demy quarto — a book size, 113⁄4 by 85⁄8 inches
- descamisado — an extreme liberal of the Spanish revolution 1820–23.
- do honor to — to show great respect for
- domenichino — (Domenico Zampieri (Le Dominiquin)) 1581–1641, Italian painter.
- dr. zhivago — a novel (1958) by Boris Pasternak.
- dry shampoo — a product in powder or spray form that you can use to clean hair without wetting it
- el progreso — city in NW Honduras: pop. 81,000
- embarcadero — (rare) A quay; a wharf.
- encomendero — the owner of an encomienda
- estranghelo — an archaic, cursive form of the Syriac alphabet
- ex silentio — (of a theory, assumption, etc) based on a lack of evidence to the contrary
- fernando po — a former name of Bioko.
- film studio — a place where films are made
- focal ratio — f-number.
- folio recto — the front of the page; recto (opposed to folio verso).
- folio verso — the back of the page; verso (opposed to folio recto).
- forte-piano — loud and then immediately soft
- four-by-two — a piece of timber with a cross section that measures 4 inches by 2 inches
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- frigorifico — (in Spanish speaking countries) a meat storage plant attached to a slaughterhouse, esp one where meat is chilled or frozen before being exported
- get back to — resume
- get down to — start
- get next to — to ingratiate oneself with; become friendly or intimate with
- get used to — develop habit
- get wise to — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- ghirlandaio — (Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi) 1449–94, Italian painter.
- give way to — manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- go commando — to wear no underpants
- go or no-go — go/no-go.
- grand piano — a piano having the frame supported horizontally on three legs.
- great abaco — two islands (Great Abaco and Little Abaco) in the N Bahamas. 776 sq. mi. (2010 sq. km).
- ground zero — the point on the surface of the earth or water directly below, directly above, or at which an atomic or hydrogen bomb explodes.
- guerrillero — a guerrilla
- gumbo-limbo — a tropical American tree, Bursera simaruba, having reddish bark and yielding a sweet, aromatic resin used in varnishes.
- hasta luego — so long; (I'll) see you soon
- have got to — must
- hideki tojo — Hideki [hee-de-kee] /ˈhi dɛˌki/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Japanese general: executed for war crimes.
- hsuan chiao — Taoism (def 2).
- hullaballoo — Alternative spelling of hullabaloo.