4-letter words that end in u
- mazu — Matsu.
- menu — a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare: Ask the waiter for a menu.
- meou — Alternative form of meow.
- minu — Genitive singular form of mina.
- motu — any of certain documents issued by the pope without counsel from others.
- msau — Media Access Unit
- mugu — Alternative spelling of moegoe.
- mumu — muumuu.
- nacu — National Association of Colleges and Universities
- namu — a black New Zealand sandfly, Austrosimulium australense
- nicu — neonatal intensive care unit
- nonu — not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain: certain words and phrases that are considered absolutely non-U.
- nstu — Nova Scotia Teachers Union (Canada)
- nswu — National Security Workers Union
- nteu — National Treasury Employees Union
- nunu — (South Africa) a weevil (or similar insect).
- oahu — an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- ogpu — (in the U.S.S.R.) the government's secret-police organization (1923–1934).
- ombu — a South American tree, Phytolacca dioica, having a thick trunk and large, evergreen leaves.
- otsu — a city in S Honshu, Japan, on Lake Biwa.
- oulu — a city in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- patu — a short Māori club, now used ceremonially
- pegu — a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- peru — Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- pneu — Parents National Education Union
- prau — proa.
- psnu — Partially Stiff Non Unions
- pudu — a small, hollow-toothed deer of the genus Pudu, native to the South American Andes, having a dark brown or gray coat, a small head, and spiked antlers: now greatly reduced in number; P. pudu may be at risk of extinction.
- puku — an African antelope, Adenota vardoni, closely related to the waterbuck.
- pulu — a soft, elastic vegetable fiber of yellow-brown hue obtained from the young fronds of Hawaiian tree ferns, used for mattress and pillow stuffing.
- pupu — any hot or cold usually bite-size appetizer, often served in a varied assortment.
- ragu — a rich, slow-cooked sauce for pasta consisting primarily of meat: a sausage and tomato ragù.
- raku — a thick-walled, rough, dark lead-glazed Japanese earthenware used in the tea ceremony.
- ratu — a Fijian chief or noble
- rdtu — Romanian Democratic Turkish Union
- saru — South African Rugby Union
- sctu — Singapore Chinese Teachers Union
- situ — in situ.
- sotu — State of the Union (message).
- stfu — (chat) Shut the fuck up.
- sulu — a member of the most numerous tribe of Moros, living chiefly in the Sulu Archipelago.
- susu — an institutionalized kinship group among the Dobuans, composed of a woman, her brother, and the woman's children.
- tabu — to put under a taboo; prohibit or forbid. Synonyms: prohibit, ban, forbid, proscribe. Antonyms: allow, permit, sanction.
- tacu — Tomah Area Credit Union
- taku — Wade-Giles. Dagu.
- tapu — sacred; forbidden
- tceu — Toronto Civic Employees Union
- tdlu — Tanduay Distillery Labor Union
- tegu — a large lizard of the genus Tupinambis, native to South America
- tgwu — Transport and General Workers' Union