13-letter words that end in o
- galactic halo — a spheroidal aggregation of globular clusters, individual stars, dust, and gas that surrounds the Galaxy
- garcia moreno — Gabriel [gey-bree-uh l,, gah-bree-el;; Spanish gah-vree-el] /ˈgeɪ bri əl,, ˌgɑ briˈɛl;; Spanish ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1821–75, Ecuadorian journalist and political leader: president of Ecuador 1861–65; 1869–75.
- gas:oil ratio — The gas:oil ratio is the volume of gas produced at standard temperature and pressure, in relation to the volume of oil produced at standard temperature and pressure, used as a measurement for reservoir fluids.
- generalissimo — the supreme commander of the armed forces.
- get around to — When you get around to doing something that you have delayed doing or have been too busy to do, you finally do it.
- get-up-and-go — energy, drive, and enthusiasm.
- giulio romano — (Giulio Pippi de' Giannuzzi) 1492?–1546, Italian painter and architect.
- give birth to — an act or instance of being born: the day of his birth.
- give mouth to — to express in speech; say
- give pause to — to cause to hesitate
- give voice to — If you give voice to an opinion, a need, or a desire, you express it aloud.
- gomez palacio — a city in Durango state, N central Mexico.
- gran paradiso — the highest peak in the Graian Alps, in N Italy. 13,324 feet (4061 meters).
- guzman blanco — Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1829–99, Venezuelan political leader: president 1870–88.
- hevelian halo — a faint white halo with an angular radius of 90° that is occasionally seen around the sun or the moon, thought to be caused by the reflection and refraction of sunlight by ice crystals.
- how-do-you-do — a greeting; salutation: She smiled and gave him a how-do-you-do fit for a king.
- i told you so — If someone disagrees with you or refuses to do what you suggest and you are eventually proved to be right, you can say 'I told you so'.
- illustrissimo — most illustrious (esp as belonging to the Italian aristocracy)
- in respect to — with regard to
- incommunicado — (especially of a prisoner) deprived of any communication with others.
- jacket potato — potato: baked in its skin
- jamon serrano — a variety of Spanish cured ham
- little casino — the two of spades.
- measure up to — to fulfil (expectations, standards, etc)
- medium octavo — a size of book, about 6 × 9½ inches (15 × 24 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 8vo.
- medium quarto — a size of book, about 9½ × 12 inches (24 × 30 cm), untrimmed. Abbreviation: medium 4to.
- mezzo soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mezzo-relievo — sculptured relief intermediate between high relief and bas-relief.
- mezzo-soprano — a voice or voice part intermediate in compass between soprano and contralto.
- mission viejo — a city in SW California.
- mobile studio — a van, truck, etc equipped as a recording, broadcasting etc studio
- monte cassino — a monastery at Cassino, Italy: founded a.d. c530 by St. Benedict and destroyed by Allied bombings in 1944.
- monte cenisio — a pass over the Graian Alps in SE France, between Lanslebourg (France) and Susa (Italy): nearby tunnel, opened in 1871. Highest point: 2082 m (6831 ft)
- monte cervino — a mountain on the border between Italy and Switzerland, in the Pennine Alps. Height: 4477 m (14 688 ft)
- monte perdido — a mountain in NE Spain, in the central Pyrenees. Height: 3352 m (10 997 ft)
- moto perpetuo — a fast instrumental passage made up of notes of equal length
- muon neutrino — a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the muon, with the total number of muons and muon-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.
- muon-neutrino — a type of neutrino that obeys a conservation law together with the muon, with the total number of muons and muon-neutrinos minus the total number of their antiparticles remaining constant.
- north chicago — a city in NE Illinois, on Lake Michigan.
- novo hamburgo — a city in Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil.
- orlando lasso — Orlando di [dee] /di/ (Show IPA), (Orlandus Lassus) 1532–94, Flemish composer.
- pablo picasso — Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- pay as you go — the act of paying or being paid; payment.
- pay-as-you-go — the principle or practice of paying for goods and services at the time of purchase, rather than relying on credit.
- pertaining to — having to do with
- pianississimo — (of a piece of music) to be played even more quietly or softly than pianissimo; abbreviated as ppp
- pico de aneto — Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- pinar del rio — a city in W Cuba.
- plum curculio — See under curculio.
- pollice verso — with thumbs turned downward: the sign made by spectators calling for the death of a defeated gladiator in the ancient Roman circus.