I got to listing, when trying to sleep, words in English that end in the letter "o". I can't remember exactly what I came up with but here is a list created right now:
- albedo
- bravado
- chiaroscuro
- dingo
- expresso
- farrago
- gizmo
- hello
- intro
- jackeroo
- kangaroo
- lingo
- memo
- noscebo
- outro
- polo
- quarto
- rondo
- solo
- tremolo
- utero
- vibrato
- woohoo
- x
- yahoo
- zero
Here is what Gemini came up with (some might query the inclusion of "Ohio" because it's a place name but this restriction wasn't imposed in the initial enquiry):
- Alto
- Bimbo
- Chocho*
- Duo
- Echo
- Fiasco
- Go
- Hippo
- Info
- Jumbo
- Kilo
- Limbo
- Memo
- Neo
- Ohio
- Piano
- Quo
- Radio
- Solo
- Tempo
- Umbro**
- Veto
- Wido***
- Xylo****
- Yoyo
- Zero
* "Chocho" is term used in Spain that's slang for vagina! Oh dear, I'm sure Gemini had some other meaning in mind but it should have double-checked for vulgar meanings in languages other than English.
** "Umbro" is a valorous (fortissimus) warrior-priest of the Marruvians that appears in Book 7 of Virgil's Aeneid and his role has received significant academic coverage. This word is a little arcane. My choice of "utero" is a better choice. Even though "undo" is quite common it doesn't rhyme with any of the other words and so is to be eschewed.
*** "Wido" is a Scottish slang term meaning "rogue" or "scoundrel". A better choice would be "weirdo".
**** "Xylo" is a prefix used in compound words like xylophone. There's limited choices when it comes to words starting with "x" and ending in "o".
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