8-letter words that end in o
- hokkaido — a large island in N Japan. 30,303 sq. mi. (78,485 sq. km).
- hop into — enter casually or spontaneously
- horopito — a bushy New Zealand shrub, Pseudowintera colorata, with red aromatic peppery leaves. It possesses antifungal and antibacterial properties
- huancayo — a city in central Peru, on the Mantaro River.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- huaquero — the Spanish name for a tomb or grave robber
- huaracho — huarache.
- huidobro — Vicente [bee-sen-te] /biˈsɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1893–1948, Chilean poet.
- hwang ho — Older Spelling. Huang He.
- impetigo — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- in folio — in the form or size of a folio
- in petto — not disclosed: used of the names of cardinals designate
- in tempo — in time, in rhythm
- in utero — surgery performed on a fetus while it is in the womb.
- in vacuo — in a vacuum.
- in vitro — a specialized technique by which an ovum, especially a human one, is fertilized by sperm outside the body, with the resulting embryo later implanted in the uterus for gestation.
- incienso — a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- innuendo — an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
- intaglio — incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief.
- intonaco — (formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- irapuato — a city in Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- ishiguro — Kazuo [kah-zoo-oh,, kaz-oo-oh] /ˈkɑ zuˌoʊ,, ˈkæz uˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1954, English novelist, born in Japan.
- isocyano — containing an isocyano group.
- jaboatao — a city in E Brazil, W of Recife.
- jackaroo — an inexperienced person working as an apprentice on a sheep ranch.
- jackeroo — an inexperienced person working as an apprentice on a sheep ranch.
- jagiello — Jagello.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- jerepigo — a usually red heavy dessert wine
- jillaroo — (Australia) A female jackaroo, a woman who does the job of a jackaroo.
- kakemono — a vertical hanging scroll containing either text or a painting, intended to be viewed on a wall and rolled when not in use.
- kallisto — Callisto (def 1).
- kamaboko — Any of various processed seafood products made from surimi, in which whitefish is pureed, formed into loaves, and steamed until firm.
- kamokamo — a New Zealand marrow of the family Cucurbitaceae
- kangaroo — any herbivorous marsupial of the family Macropodidae, of Australia and adjacent islands, having a small head, short forelimbs, powerful hind legs used for leaping, and a long, thick tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- kangeroo — Archaic form of kangaroo.
- karafuto — Japanese name of Sakhalin.
- kemerovo — a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, NE of Novosibirsk.
- khaskovo — a city in S Bulgaria.
- kickapoo — a river in SW Wisconsin, flowing SSW to the Wisconsin River. 130 miles (210 km) long.
- kitasato — Shibasaburo [shee-bah-sah-boo-raw] /ʃiˈbɑ sɑˈbu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1852–1931, Japanese bacteriologist.
- koromiko — a flowering New Zealand shrub, Hebe salicifolia
- kullervo — (in the Kalevala) a slave who, after a series of tragic misadventures, commits suicide.
- kumamoto — a city on W central Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kuntsevo — a former city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, incorporated into Moscow 1962.
- kuroshio — Japan Current.
- largando — allargando.
- lay into — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- leave go — to stop holding
- leggiero — Misspelling of leggero.