8-letter words that end in u
- abelungu — (South Africa, now chiefly pejorative) White people collectively.
- aboideau — a dyke with a sluicegate that allows flood water to drain but keeps the sea water out
- aboiteau — (Canada, Acadia) alternate form of aboideau.
- ac and u — Association of Colleges and Universities.
- anianiau — a small Hawaiian honeycreeper, Loxops parva, occurring in the high forests of Kauai.
- aramburu — Pedro Eugenio [pe-th raw e-oo-he-nyaw] /ˈpɛ ðrɔ ˌɛ uˈhɛ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1903–70, president of Argentina 1955–58.
- ats&gwtu — All Trinidad Sugar and General Workers Trade Union
- bas bleu — a bluestocking; intellectual woman
- beaulieu — a village in S England, in Hampshire: site of Palace House, seat of Lord Montagu and once the gatehouse of the ruined 13th-century abbey; the National Motor Museum is in its grounds. Pop: 809 (2001)
- berimbau — a Brazilian single-stringed bowed instrument, used to accompany capoeira
- bienvenu — welcome.
- bird flu — Bird flu is a virus which can be transmitted from chickens, ducks, and other birds to people.
- blue flu — a sickout, esp. by policemen
- blumenau — a city in Santa Catarina state, S Brazil.
- cabassou — (obsolete) The southern naked-tailed armadillo, a type of large armadillo native to South America, with five toes and enormous claws (Cabassous unicinctus).
- carcajou — wolverine
- cariacou — any of several deer of the American subgenus Cariacus
- chaozhou — a city in SE China, in E Guangdong province, on the Han River: river port. Pop: 480 000 (2005 est)
- char siu — barbecued marinated pork
- chisinau — the capital of Moldova on the Bîk River: manufacturing centre of a rich agricultural region; university (1945). Pop: 662 000 (2005 est)
- coumarou — a tall leguminous tree, Coumarouna odorata, of tropical America
- cousteau — Jacques Yves (ʒɑk iv). 1910–97, French underwater explorer
- daibutsu — a large representation of the Buddha.
- double-u — the letter w.
- esquimau — Eskimo
- feldgrau — the shade of grey worn by German soldiers in World War II
- flambeau — a flaming torch.
- froufrou — elaborate decoration, as frills, ribbons, or ruffles, especially on women's clothing.
- gaboriau — Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1835–73, French author of detective stories.
- gatineau — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Hull.
- gelibolu — a peninsula in NW European Turkey, extending between the Aegean Sea and the Dardanelles. 50 miles (80 km) long.
- hangzhou — a province in E China, on the East China Sea. 39,768 sq. mi. (102,999 sq. km). Capital: Hangzhou.
- happoshu — a Japanese drink, similar to beer
- harunobu — Suzuki [soo-zoo-kee] /sʊˈzu ki/ (Show IPA), 1720?–70, Japanese painter and printmaker.
- hausfrau — a housewife.
- honolulu — a state of the United States comprising the N Pacific islands of Hawaii, Kahoolawe, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai, Niihau, and Oahu: a U.S. territory 1900–59; admitted to the Union 1959. 6424 sq. mi. (16,715 sq. km). Capital: Honolulu. Abbreviation: HI (for use with zip code), Haw.
- jiaozhou — a former German-leased territory (1898–1914) on the Shandong peninsula, in E China, around Jiaozhou Bay. 200 sq. mi. (518 sq. km). Chief city, Tsingtao.
- jiujitsu — a method developed in Japan of defending oneself without the use of weapons by using the strength and weight of an adversary to disable him.
- jiujutsu — Alt form jujitsu.
- jungfrau — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 13,668 feet (4166 meters).
- k'ai shu — a variety of Chinese script developed in the 4th century a.d. and considered standard since that time.
- kabeljou — a large marine sciaenid fish, Argyrosomus hololepidotus, that is an important food fish of South African waters
- kasavubu — Joseph, 1917?–69, African political leader: first president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (now Zaire) 1960–65.
- katmandu — a city in and the capital of Nepal, in the central part.
- keiretsu — (especially in Japan) a loose coalition of business groups.
- kimbundu — a Bantu language of northern Angola.
- kinabalu — a mountain in N Sabah, in Malaysia: highest peak on the island of Borneo. 13,455 feet (4101 meters).
- kinkajou — a brownish, arboreal mammal, Potos flavus, of Central and South America, having a prehensile tail, related to the raccoon and coati.
- kong qiu — personal name of Confucius.
- krakatau — a volcano and small island in Indonesia, between Java and Sumatra: violent eruption 1883.
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