5-letter words that end in u
- nzrfu — New Zealand Rugby Football Union
- oaniu — Onitsha Ado National Improvement Union
- otaku — (in Japan) a young person who is obsessed with computers or particular aspects of popular culture to the detriment of their social skills.
- otaru — a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- palau — country consisting of a group of islands in the W Pacific Ocean: formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the island group became an independent republic in 1994: 630 sq mi (1,632 sq km); pop. 15,000; cap. Koror
- pareu — lavalava.
- pendu — culturally backward
- perdu — hidden; concealed; obscured.
- pikau — a pack, knapsack, or rucksack
- pilau — pilaf.
- poilu — a French common soldier.
- ponzu — a type of Japanese dipping sauce made from orange juice, sake, sugar, soy sauce, and red pepper
- poyou — an armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, native to South America and characterized by its six moveable bands
- prahu — proa.
- pre-u — (in Britain) a public examination for secondary school pupils wishing to enter university, offered as an alternative to A level
- quipu — a device consisting of a cord with knotted strings of various colors attached, used by the ancient Peruvians for recording events, keeping accounts, etc.
- sadhu — an ascetic holy man, especially a monk.
- sadtu — South African Democratic Teachers Union
- sajou — a South American monkey
- sanwu — South African National Workers Union
- sarfu — South African Rugby Football Union
- shoyu — soy sauce.
- shufu — former name of Kashi.
- sibiu — a city in central Romania.
- snafu — a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- taegu — a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- taihu — a lake in E central China, W of Shanghai: noted for scenery. 869 sq. mi. (2250 sq. km).
- tartu — a city in SE Estonia.
- tatou — the name given to various species of armadillo
- tendu — of or relating to a movement that is stretched or held.
- thieu — Nguyen Van [ngoo-yen vahn,, noo-] /ˈŋuˈyɛn vɑn,, ˈnu-/ (Show IPA), 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.
- tplwu — Toronto Public Library Workers Union
- tu fu — a.d. 712–770, Chinese poet.
- turku — a seaport in SW Finland.
- uhuru — freedom; independence.
- uluru — a large isolated desert rock, sometimes described as the world's largest monolith, in the Northern Territory of Australia: sacred to local Aboriginal people. Height: 330m (1100 ft). Base circumference: 9 km (5.6 miles)
- upolu — an island in Western Samoa, in the S Pacific: the home of Robert Louis Stevenson for the last five years of his life. 430 sq. mi. (1113 sq. km). Capital: Apia.
- urubu — a black vulture of S America, Catharista urubu
- vertu — excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- virtu — excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
- viseu — a city in N central Portugal: 12th-century cathedral. Pop: 93 502 (2001)
- vodou — voodoo (sense 1)
- voulu — feigned or calculated; deliberate
- wagyu — Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
- wintu — a member of an American Indian people of the Sacramento River valley in California.
- wonju — a city in N South Korea, E of Seoul.
- wushu — Chinese martial arts collectively.
- xingú — a river in central Brazil, rising on the Mato Grosso plateau and flowing north to the Amazon delta, with over 650 km (400 miles) of rapids in its middle course. Length: 1932 km (1200 miles)
- zhifu — former name of Yantai.