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There are a number of abbreviations and loan words in French that end in the letter "o," such as "moto," "auto," "radio," etc. There are three common French words that are often thought to genuinely end in "o": "stylo," "lavabo," and "vélo." "Stylo," however, is a shortened form of "stylographe," "lavabo" is a loan word from Latin, and "vélo" is a shortened form of "vélocipède." To have a native word ending in "o" is simply not compatible with French orthography. This does not mean, however, that there are not words ending in an "o" sound, whether they end in the digraphs "au" or "eau" or in an "o" followed by a silent consonant. It should be remembered that "o" in French is generally pronounced as IPA [ɔ], while "au" and "eau" are pronounced as IPA [o].

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