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abbozzo(art) A rough drawing or model.abdo(medicine, colloquial) Abdomen.abilaoAlternative form of abilo.abiloBogo; a Philippine fruit tree, Garuga floribunda, from the family Burseraceae.ablatio(surgery) Synonym of ablation.abmho(electricity) A unit of measurement (10⁹ mhos) in the centimeter-gram-second scale used to measure conductanceabo(Australia, offensive, ethnic slur, slang) An Aboriginal person.abogadoCounsel; advisor; counselor; barrister.abominatio(rhetoric) Bdelygmia.abozzo(art) Alternative form of abbozzo.abruptio(music) An abrupt pause or stop; an abruption.absconsio(medicine) Cavity; fossa.abucco(historical) A unit of mass used for gold and silver, used in Burma, approximately 196.44 grams or 6.316 troy ounces.abueloA Hispanic grandfather.abusio(rhetoric) Catachresis.acacioSynonym of acajou (“wood”).accelerando(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played at an increasing speed.accompagnato(music) A tempo mark directing that a recitative is to be accompanied by the orchestra.accumulatio(rhetoric) A forceful summarisation of previously made points.accusatio(rhetoric) Categoria.acearoAlternative form of ace-aro.acervatio(rhetoric) Departing from the normal syntax of a series to increase its effect.acetamido(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamideacetylamino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical CH₃-CO-NH- derived from acetamideachoo(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.acroCombining acrobatic elements with something else.actio(rhetoric) The use of voice and gestures in oratory; the style of delivery of a speech.acylamido(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any radical derived from an acyl amideacylamino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of an amino groupacylhydroxyamino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any acyl derivative of a hydroxyamino radicaladagietto(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.adagio(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played rather slowly, leisurely and gracefully.adagissimo(music) Very slowly.addolorato(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played sorrowfully.adelantadilloA Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.adelantado(historical) A title bestowed by the king on certain nobles in the 15th-17th centuries, who granted them governorship of a province or charged them with conquering a foreign territoryadeno(medicine, informal) Clipping of adenovirus.adnominatio(rhetoric) paronomasia; wordplayadoTrouble; troublesome business; fuss, commotion.adoboA Philippine dish in which pork or chicken is slowly cooked in a sauce including soy sauce, vinegar, and crushed garlic.adpao(historical) An old Indian measure of capacity.adviso(obsolete) An advisory; information; advice; intelligence.aegyo(South Korean idol fandom) Cuteness, adorableness, charm.aeradio(aviation) A system allowing airplane pilots to communicate with flight control staff on the ground.aero(not comparable) Of or pertaining to aviation.aerophotoAlternative form of aerophotograph.aerugoMetallic rust, particularly of brass or copper; verdigris; patina.affectionadoMisspelling of aficionado.affettuoso(music) With feeling; in a loving, tender way.afficionadoAlternative spelling of aficionado (“one who likes, knows about, and appreciates an interest”).affirmatio(rhetoric) Making a statement as if it were in response to a question or were in dispute, especially when it is not.affogatoA drink or dessert (especially ice cream) topped with espresso and sometimes a caramel or chocolate sauce.affrescoAlternative form of fresco (“type of artwork”).affrettando(music) In a rushing or hurrying manner; as if pressing onwards.aficionadoA person who likes, knows about, and appreciates a particular interest or activity (originally bullfighting); a fan or devotee.afrancesado(historical) An Iberian who supported the French during the Peninsular War.afroA hairstyle characterized by tightly curled locks and a rounded shape.agaritoAlternative form of agarita.agbero(Nigeria) A labourer (manual worker).aggiornamentoA bringing up to date, especially of the Roman Catholic Church by the Second Vatican Council of 1962-65; modernization.aggroAggravation; bother.agidigbo(music) A lamellophone worn around the neck, originating among the Yoruba of Nigeria, played by striking the box frame of the instrument with a ring worn around a thumb.agio(economics, finance) The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called agio.agitato(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a restless agitated style.aglooA seal's breathing-hole in the ice.agoBefore now, before the present timeagogoAn agogo bell, a bell used in Yoruba and Brazilian music and typically played in pairsagoho(Philippines) The tree Casuarina equisetifolia.agriturismo(count) A place of agritourism accommodation; a farm that offers tourists lodging as one of its lines of business.agroAlternative spelling of aggroaguayoA rectangular piece of patterned cloth, used in traditional South American communities to carry children, goods, etc.aguinaldoA gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.aikido(uncountable) A Japanese martial art developed from jujitsu and making use of holds and throws.ailantoailanthus (tree)airampoThe erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta.airphotoA photograph taken from the air, for example to study terrain.ajiacoA chicken and potato stew of Latin America.ajinomoto(Singapore, India, Myanmar, Brunei, Malaysia, Pakistan) monosodium glutamateajono(Uganda) millet beerakabekoA red papier-mâché bobblehead cow toy, a kind of regional omiyage regarded as symbolic of the Aizu region of Japan.akamisoA red variety of miso.akemboArchaic form of akimbo (“with hands on hips and elbows outward”).akepiroA small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).akimbo(of the arms) With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.akiraho(New Zealand) Olearia paniculata, a flowering plant.alabado(Christianity) A Mexican Catholic devotional hymn.alamoA poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; a cottonwood (Populus spp.).albarelloA ceramic pharmacy or drug jar, generally majolica ware, usually tall rather than wide, and often of a waisted shape.albedo(botany) The whitish inner portion of the rind of citrus fruits that is a source of pectin, commonly referred to as the pith.albergoAn Italian inn.alberoDensely packed crushed rock covering the ground where a bullfight will take place.albinoCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.albo(US, offensive, ethnic slur) An Albanian.albugo(dated) A leucoma.albularioAlternative form of albularyo.albularyoA Filipino faith healer or witch doctor.alcoA small South American dog, domesticated by the natives, now thought to be extinct.alcornocoAlternative form of alcornoque.alfabetoNoodles shaped like letters of the alphabet.alfabettothe standard method of notating strummed guitar chords in Italy during the 17th and early 18th centuriesalfilerilloMachaonia woodburyana, a plant in the family Rubiaceae.alfonsinoAny of several deep-sea food fishes of the genus Beryx.alfredo(cooking) Alternative spelling of Alfredo.alfrescoOutdoor, open to the atmosphere.algoClipping of algorithm.algodoncilloBauhinia picta, a fabaceous plant found in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela.alintataoDiospyros pilosanthera; a tree in the Ebenaceae family.aljamiadoText of non-Semitic languages, especially European languages, written in Arabic letters.alkoxyamino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any alkoxy derivative of an amino radicalalkylamino(organic chemistry) A group or radical containing both an alkyl and an amino groupalkylideneamino(organic chemistry, in combination) A univalent radical of the form R₂C=N- (where R is an alkyl group)alkylimino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any alkyl imino radicalalkylthio(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical R-S- where R is an alkyl group and S is a sulfur atomallargando(music) Decreasing in tempo; getting slower.allegretto(music) To be played rather fast and lively.allegrissimo(music) A direction in musical notation indicating that the piece should be played very fast and lively.allegro(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played in a quick, lively tempo, faster than allegretto but slower than presto.allixinato(chemistry, in combination) A ligand derived from allixin which binds to a metal atom using two of its oxygen atoms.allo(informal) Allosexual and/or alloromantic; experiencing sexual and/or romantic attraction.alloo(Scotland) Pronunciation spelling of allow.allylamino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from allylamine CH₂=CH-CH₂-NH-allylindigo(organic chemistry) Any N-allyl derivative of indigoalnicoAn alloy of aluminium, nickel and cobalt, sometimes alloyed with smaller amounts of iron, copper, titanium and used primarily in the manufacture of magnets.alombradoAlternative form of alumbrado.aloo(South Asia, Indian cooking) potatoalpacoArchaic form of alpaca.also(conjunctive, focus) In addition; besides; as well; further; too.altaltissimo(rare, literary) The highest point of something; the pinnacle or apex.altho(informal, chiefly US) Alternative spelling of although.altiplanoa high plateaualtissimo(music) The highest register of a woodwind instrument, or a specific note in this registeraltoA person or musical instrument that performs the alto part.alumbrado(historical) A practitioner of a mystical form of Christianity in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries.amapiano(music, South Africa) A house music subgenre that emerged in South Africa, often incorporating jazz piano and lounge music.amaretto(countable) A serving of that liqueur.amaroA type of Italian herbal liqueur.amasumo(sumo) amateur sumoambedoA kind of melancholic trance in which a person becomes completely absorbed in vivid sensory details.amboA raised platform in an early Christian church, as well as in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches.ambuscado(obsolete) ambush.amejo(derogatory, ethnic slur) A young Okinawan woman who dates a male member of the United States Forces Japan stationed in Okinawa Prefecture.americanoA drink made of espresso coffee diluted with hot water.amidino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from an amidine by removal of a hydrogen atom.amido(organic chemistry) The univalent radical -NH₂ when attached via a carboxyl groupamigo(informal, colloquial) A friend.amino(organic chemistry) Relating to an amine.amio(medicine, colloquial) Amiodarone.amminoCharacteristic of an ammineammonio(organic chemistry, in combination) A chemical group (-NH₃⁺) derived from the ammonium cation.ammono(chemistry) Containing NH₄amnioamniocentesisamontilladoA pale, dry sherry from Montilla.amoretto(art) A cupid or putto (representation of a naked baby or small child, often with wings).amorino(art) A cupid (a putto, commonly with bow and arrow, representing love).ampao(Philippines) Alternative spelling of ampaw.amparo(law) In some Hispanic jurisdictions (such as Mexico) a writ or an appeal demanding or seeking the protection of constitutional rights similar to a habeas corpus acting as a remedy for the violation of a person's constitutional rights thereby invalidating any laws preventing said person from exercising them.ampliatio(rhetoric) The use of an epithet for effect, when that epithet is not truly applicable to the referent.anatoAlternative form of annatto (“dye”).anattoAlternative form of annatto (“dye”).anchoA broad, flat, dried poblano pepper, often ground into a powder.andantino(music) Of a tempo that is slightly faster than andante but slower than moderato.androA Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated from Andro village, Manipur, India.anetiso(organic chemistry, in combination) A long chain with a methyl branch on the third last carbon atomangicoA leguminous tree, Anadenanthera colubrina, native to South America, with traditional medicinal properties and tannin-rich wood used in tanning.angio(medicine, countable) Clipping of angiogram.angloAn English person or person of English ancestry.angpao(Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore) Synonym of red envelope.angwantiboEither of two small primates, of the genus Arctocebus, similar to lemurs.anhero(Internet slang) Alternative spelling of an hero.anilaoThe flowering plant Grewia orientalis.anilido(organic chemistry, in combination) A univalent radical derived from anilineanilino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from anilineaniloAlternative form of anilao.animato(music) A passage to be played in a lively, animated manner.anito(countable) ancestor spirit in Indigenous Philippine folk religionsankimoA Japanese dish of monkfish liver prepared with salt and saké, shaped into a cylinder, and steamed.ankoA paste made of azuki beans.annatto(countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.annottoAlternative form of annatto.anteportico(architecture) An outer porch or vestibule in front of the main portico.anthro(informal, uncountable) Anthropology.antibuffalo(immunology, of an antibody) Reacting with the immunoglobins found in buffalo.anticasinoOpposed to casinos, or to the siting or licensing of a particular casino.antidiscoOpposing or taking a negative view of discoantighettoOpposing or countering ghettos.antigoldstino(physics) The antiparticle of the goldstino.antigravitino(physics) The fermionic superpartner of an antigraviton.antihaloPreventing halation.antihero(literature, roleplaying games) A protagonist who proceeds in an unheroic manner, such as by criminal means, via cowardly actions, or for mercenary goals.antilibidoAn anaphrodisiac.antilipoA text in which all words share a common character; the inverse of a lipogram.antimachismoOpposition to machismo.antimachoOpposing what is macho.antimosquitoCountering mosquitos.antinegroOpposing Negros.antineutralino(physics) The antiparticle of a neutralino.antineutrino(particle physics) The antiparticle of the neutrino.antipastoAn Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood, and vegetables.antipatico(of people or situations) Unpleasant, odious, unsympathetic, harsh, (of person) crabby.antiphotino(physics) The antiparticle of the photino.antiplaceboThe situation where somebody who expects an inert substance is given an active one instead.antipolioActive against poliovirus.antipolo(archaic) The breadfruit tree.antiradioOpposing radio.antirodeoOpposing rodeos.antisneutrino(physics) The antiparticle of a sneutrino.antisterino(particle physics) The antiparticle of a sterinoantisuperheroSomeone who is both a superhero and an antihero.antitattooOpposing tattoos.antitobaccoOpposed to tobacco, often specifically to either the tobacco industry or public smoking.antitorpedo(military) Acting against torpedos.antivertigo(pharmacology) Preventing or countering vertigo.antivideoAn audiovisual work presented in video format that deliberately defies the conventions of genre and format.antizooOpposing the keeping of animals in captivity in zoos.antojitoAny of various types of snack or appetizer in Mexican cuisine, such as a torta or pambazo.antvireoAny of eight species of birds in the genus Dysithamnus.anyhoo(humorous, informal or dialectal) anyhowanywhoAlternative spelling of anyhoo.aoInitialism of amongst/among/and others.aobaoAlternative form of ovoo (“Mongolian cairn”).aparejo(historical, especially military) A kind of packsaddle formerly used in the United States military, and in Latin America, made of leather stuffed with hay, moss, or similar substances.aperitivoAn Italian apéritif.apioSynonym of akpeteshie (“Ghanaian alcoholic drink”).apo(biochemistry, of a protein) In an inactive, unbound stateapolloA very handsome young man.appaltoA contract to assume another party's obligation to supply a product or service.appassionato(music) (to be played) passionatelyappositio(rhetoric) Addition of an element not syntactically required for purpose of description or explanation.appro(business, informal) The situation where goods, especially jewellery, must be returned by the retailer if not successfully sold.apropoMisspelling of apropos.apsoEllipsis of Lhasa apso.aquilino(historical) An old Italian coin bearing the image of an eagle.arabino(biochemistry) A univalent radical derived from arabinosearagotoA style of kabuki acting that uses exaggerated, dynamic movements and utterances.araguatoA South American howler monkey, the ursine howler (Alouatta arctoidea).arancinoA baked rice ball, filled with cheese or other sauce, originally from Sicily.arangoA rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.araraoarrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)arbolocoAny of various trees of the genus Montanoa.arborioEllipsis of arborio rice.archicembalo(music) A form of harpsichord that had extra keys and stringsarchipelago(collective, geography) A group of islands.arciliutoSynonym of archlute.arco(music) A passage to be played in this way.arguendo(law) Used to set off the facts presented in an argument on a point of law from facts in dispute in the case.arguidoA person kept for questioning who is not a formal suspect and has certain rights that a witness or suspect would not have.arienzo(historical) An old coin of Castille.arigato(colloquial) Thank you (used in the context of, or to evoke, Japanese culture).arioso(music) A musical style, in opera and oratorio, that is more melodic than recitative, but less so than ariaaristo(informal) An aristocrat.armadilloAny of the burrowing mammals covered with bony, jointed, protective plates, families Dasypodidae and Chlamyphoridae in the order Cingulata, found in the Americas, especially in South America.armadoObsolete form of armada (“fleet of warships”).armo(US, slang) An Armenian.armonicoAlternative spelling of armónico.arnattoArchaic form of annatto.arnottoArchaic form of annatto.aro(slang, neologism) Aromantic (not experiencing romantic attraction).aroalloAlternative form of aro-allo.arpeggiando(music) A passage to be played in the style of a harp.arpeggio(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.arriccioA layer of plaster laid slightly coarsely to provide a key for the intonaco.arriero(South America) A person who transports goods using pack animals.arroyoA dry creek or streambed, a gulch which temporarily or seasonally fills and flows (after sufficient rain).arsenazo(organic chemistry) Any of a small group of azo dyes, having arsenic acid groups, that are sensitive to calcium, hafnium and similar metalsarsenido(inorganic chemistry) A ligand formed by removing a hydrogen from an arsinearvo(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Afternoon.aryballoAlternative form of aryballos.arylamino(organic chemistry) Any amino group in which one or more hydrogen atom has been replaced with an aryl group.arylazo(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any aryl derivative of an azo groupasaderoOaxaca cheeseasadoAny of various dishes made from grilled or barbecued meat originating in Latin American and Philippine cuisine.asboAlternative letter-case form of ASBO.ashiko(music) A conical drum with one open end and a head on the wide end, originating in Yoruba music.asiagoA hard Italian cheese similar to Parmesan.asientoA treaty or pact, in Spanish contexts.asinderosalt farmer; saltmakerasinegoAlternative form of assinico.asinico(obsolete) A stupid fellowasopaoA kind of stew from Puerto Rico.aspro(Australia, informal) associate professorassholio(often humorous) assholeassiento(historical) A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for providing African slaves for the Spanish colonies in America, especially the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.assinegoAlternative form of assinico.assinico(obsolete) A stupid fellow, an ass.assumptio(rhetoric) The introduction of a proposition into a speech, especially an extraneous one.assyrtikoA Greek grape variety used to make a white wine of the same nameastro(informal) Clipping of astrology.astrophoto(astronomy, photography) An image of one or more celestial objects made using techniques of astrophotography.atauntoAlternative form of a taunto.atchooAlternative spelling of achoo.atgo(UK dialectal) To expend; go; pass away; vanish.atishooSynonym of achoo.atmo(colloquial) Clipping of atmosphereattacco(music) A short musical phrase treated as a point of imitation, for example as the subject of a fugue.audioFocused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.augerinoA giant mythical wormlike creature of the western US.auto(automotive) Clipping of automatic (of a gearbox/transmission).autobio(informal) autobiographyautofellatioOral masturbation of one's own penis.autogiro(now uncommon) Alternative form of autogyro.autogyro(aircraft) An aircraft in which lift is provided by unpowered rotating wings and thrust is provided by a conventional propeller.autopiano(dated) player pianoavacadoMisspelling of avocado.aversio(rhetoric) Apostrophe.avgolemonoAny of a family of Mediterranean sauces and soups made with egg and lemon juice mixed with broth.aviado(US, Southwestern US) One who works a mine with means provided by another.avisoAdvisory; information; advice; intelligence.avoA subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Macanese pataca.avocadoThe large, usually yellowish-green or black, savory fruit of the avocado tree.avvocatoAn Italian lawyer.awhetoSynonym of caterpillar fungus (“Ophiocordyceps sinensis”).axino(physics) A hypothetical elementary particle, the fermionic superpartner of the axion and a possible candidate for the composition of dark matter.ayilo(Ghana) White bentonite clay.ayo(West Africa) A type of mancala strategy game played by the Yoruba.ayoayoSynonym of ayo (“African strategy game”).ayuntamientoA corporation or body of magistrates in cities and towns in Spain, corresponding to mayor and aldermen.azabicyclo(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A bicyclo group in which a carbon atom has been replaced by one of nitrogenazahetero(organic chemistry, in combination) Used to identify a nitrogen heteroatom as a substituent in a moleculeazatricyclo(organic chemistry, in combination) Describing any polycyclic heterocycle in which one nitrogen atom is simultaneously part of three different ringsazepino(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A univalent radical derived from azepineazido(chemistry, in combination) The univalent radical N₃- related to azideazirino(organic chemistry, in combination) The univalent radical derived from azirineazoazote, nitrogenazolo(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from an azoleazontoA Ghanaian style of music and dance with accompanying hand movements.azulejoA painted tin-glazed ceramic tile of a kind found in Spain and Portugal, often arranged to form geometric patterns.