6-letter words that end in o
- arpino — Gerald (Peter) 1928–2008, U.S. choreographer.
- arroyo — An arroyo is a dry stream bed with steep sides.
- arseno — having or containing arsenic
- arsino — having or comprising the radical AsH2
- asiago — either of two varieties (ripened or fresh) of a cow's-milk cheese produced in NE Italy
- ausubo — a tropical American tree, Manilkara bidentata, with hard, red wood
- aveiro — a port in N central Portugal, on the Aveiro lagoon: ancient Roman town; linked by canal with the Atlantic Ocean. Pop: 73 335 (2001)
- averno — a crater lake in Italy, near Naples: in ancient times regarded as an entrance to hell
- awhato — the mummified body of a caterpillar killed by the fungus Cordyceps robertsii, sometimes used as a dye
- babaco — a subtropical parthenocarpic tree, Carica pentagona, originating in South America, cultivated for its fruit: family Caricaceae
- bagnio — a brothel
- baguio — a city in the N Philippines, on N Luzon: summer capital of the Republic. Pop: 287 000 (2005 est)
- bamako — the capital of Mali, in the south, on the River Niger. Pop: 1 379 000 (2005 est)
- bamboo — Bamboo is a tall tropical plant with hard, hollow stems. The young shoots of the plant can be eaten and the stems are used to make furniture.
- banquo — a character in Shakespeare's Macbeth: the ghost of Banquo appears to Macbeth, who had ordered his murder
- barolo — a dry red wine produced in the Piedmont region of Italy
- barrio — A barrio is a mainly Spanish-speaking area in an American city.
- basuco — a highly addictive drug consisting of low-grade cocaine mixed with coca paste and other substances, often cannabis
- basuto — Sotho (def 3).
- bayamo — a strong wind blowing from land on the southern coast of Cuba, particularly near the city of Bayamo
- beento — a person who has resided in Britain, esp during part of his or her education
- belovo — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia.
- bhisho — a town in S South Africa, on the Buffalo River adjacent to King Williams Town; the capital of Eastern Cape, it was formerly the capital of the Ciskei Bantu homeland: it is the centre of a sheep and cattle ranching area with various industries
- bhutto — Benazir (ˈbɛnəzɪə). (1953–2007), Pakistani stateswoman; prime minister of Pakistan (1988–90; 1993–96); deposed and subsequently defeated in elections in 1997; assassinated during the 2007 election campaign
- bianco — Mon·te [mawn-te] /ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA). Italian name of Mont Blanc.
- bigloo — (language) A Scheme interpreter, compiler and run-time system by Manuel Serrano <[email protected]> which aims to deliver small, fast stand-alone applications. It supports modules and optimisation. Bigloo's features enable Scheme programs to be used where C or C++ might usually be required. The Bigloo compiler produces ANSI C which is compiled into stand-alone executables, JVM bytecode, or .NET bytecode. Hence Bigloo enables Scheme programs to interwork with C, Java and C# programs. Bigloo conforms to the IEEE Scheme standard with some extensions for regular expression handling. It runs on Sun, Sony News, SGI, Linux, HP-UX and is easy to port to any Unix system.
- bilbao — a port in N Spain, on the Bay of Biscay: the largest city in the Basque Provinces: famous since medieval times for the production of iron and steel goods: modern buildings include the Guggenheim Art Museum (1997). Pop: 353 567 (2003 est)
- bistro — A bistro is a small, informal restaurant or a bar where food is served.
- blanco — Serge (sɛrʒ). born 1958, French Rugby Union footballer; won 93 caps (1980–91) and scored 38 tries in internationals (a French record)
- blotto — unconscious, esp through drunkenness
- bolero — A bolero is a very short jacket, sometimes without sleeves. Boleros are worn mainly by women.
- bonito — any of various small tunny-like marine food fishes of the genus Sarda, of warm Atlantic and Pacific waters: family Scombridae (tunnies and mackerels)
- bonobo — an anthropoid ape, Pan paniscus, of central W Africa: similar to the chimpanzee but much smaller and having a black face
- boohoo — to sob or pretend to sob noisily
- borneo — an island in the W Pacific, between the Sulu and Java Seas, part of the Malay Archipelago: divided into Kalimantan (Indonesian Borneo), the Malaysian states of Sarawak and Sabah, and the sultanate of Brunei; mountainous and densely forested. Area: about 750 000 sq km (290 000 sq miles)
- braino — thinko
- brando — Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)
- brasco — a lavatory
- brasso — Hungarian name of Braşov.
- brillo — a compact pad of steel wool containing soap, used for scouring pots, pans, etc.
- brisso — an abbreviation for Brisbane
- bronco — In the western United States, especially in the 19th century, a wild horse was sometimes referred to as a bronco.
- burgoo — porridge
- calico — Calico is plain white fabric made from cotton.
- caligo — a speck on the cornea causing poor vision
- callao — a port in W Peru, near Lima, on Callao Bay: chief import centre of Peru. Pop: 813 264 (2005 est)
- cambio — a currency exchange.
- camsho — crooked
- can do — marked by purposefulness and efficiency: a can-do executive.
- can-do — If you say that someone has a can-do attitude, you approve of them because they are confident and willing to deal with problems or new tasks, rather than complaining or giving up.