un vélo, le métro, le zoo.
In the French language, words ending in the letter "O" are typically rare. However, there are some loanwords from other languages that end in "O," such as "taco" or "piano." Additionally, certain French words may have been adapted or borrowed from other languages and retain their original ending in "O." Overall, while uncommon, there are instances of French words ending in "O," often due to their foreign origins.
How much emphasis is put on the vowels (A,E,I,O,U) in the french words
ornement - which means ornament
The only normal "truly French" word I can think of that ends in o is rigolo. There is also zoo, alto, ratio.There are also many informal or slang words that end in o, many of which are abbreviations of longer words; for example, ado, perso, diapo, homo, accro, dodo.
There are no commonly used words in English where the letter "o" is silent. However, there may be some words borrowed from other languages, like "doux" in French, where the "x" is pronounced instead of "ou".
The e placed in the o in certain French words is to show what is called umlaut. In German, the same effect is created with the two dots ( called an umlaut) over the o. Umlaut changes the sound of a vowel, in this case from o to something more like er.
There is an explanation on this website, plus more info too: http://www.corellecorner.com/quick-questions/221-spice-o-life-french-words-lettering-translation.html
In US English, form has a long O sound, but it can also be a caret O (or/aw).The long O is heard in :- words with an O (go, comb, cold)- words with an O with a silent E (note, hole)- words with an OE (doe, foe)- words with an OA (loan, boat)- words with OUGH (dough, though)- words with OW (flow, mow, row)- the EW words sew and sewnAlso the French spellings eau, eaux, and aux (beau, faux).The caret O also appears in :O words: born (borne), horn, horde, ford, sort, swordOU words : courtOA words : board, hoardA words : ward(also the UA words quart and quartz, where the QU sounds like a KW)
that stems from the origin of these words, coming from the Latin where they where written and pronounced with 'o' (œuf comes from ove which also gave ovoid or oval, and the English sorority, meaning sisterhood, has the same Latin root than the French sœur). But their pronounciation in French is much more resembling 'eur' than 'or', so the spelling changed over time, while still retaining the original 'o'. The same is true for the English 'core' from the Latin 'cor', which is cœur in French, or for 'choir' which is written chœur in French. The "œ" words may as well be spelled "oe" in separate letters, this is of trifle importance to the French.
The sound of the long O (oh) can be made in French by -eau, -aux, -eux, and -eaux, as heard in the words flambeaux and tableaux, and the Cajun name Boudreaux.
donchasse: french for something
The word hose has a long O vowel sound, as in doze and close (to shut).The long O is also heard in:- words with an O (go, comb, cold)- words with an O with a silent E (note, hole)- words with an OE (doe, foe)- words with an OA (loan, boat)- words with OUGH (dough, though)- words with OW (flow, mow, row)- the EW words sew and sewnAlso the French spellings eau, eaux, and aux (beau, faux).