5 Letter Words Ending in U

bijou

Noun : A jewel.

Noun : A piece of jewelry; a trinket.

Noun : A small intricate piece of metalwork.

perdu

Adjective : (obsolete, military) Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush. Originally as sentinel perdu.

Adjective : (now rare) In a dangerous situation; lost, desperate.

Adjective : (now rare) Hidden; concealed from sight. Chiefly with lie.

adieu

Noun : A farewell, a goodbye; especially a fond farewell, or a lasting or permanent farewell.

vertu

Noun : (art, now historical) The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities.

Noun : (art, now historical) Objets d'art collectively.

Noun : Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power.

snafu

Noun : A confused, muddled, or messed-up condition or state; a ridiculously chaotic situation; confusion or chaos regarded as the normal state.

Noun : A major glitch or breakdown; a mistake or blunder.

Verb : (military, slang) To screw up, fuck up, or foul up.

gallu

Noun : A great demon or devil of the ancient Mesopotamian Underworld.

Noun : A human adversary who is dangerous and implacable.

haiku

Noun : A Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Noun : A three-line poem in any language, with five syllables in the first and last lines and seven syllables in the second, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic theme.

Noun : A village in the census-designated place of Haiku-Pauwela, Hawaii, United States.

amaru

Noun : A double-headed serpent in Inca and other Andean mythology.

Noun : A commune of Buzău County, Romania.

Noun : A village in Amaru, Buzău County, Romania.

tengu

Noun : (Japanese mythology, Shinto, mythology) A mythical Japanese creature, typically birdlike and having a long nose.

bayou

Noun : A slow-moving, often stagnant creek or river.

Noun : A swamp; a marshy (stagnant) body of water.

gyaru

Noun : (uncountable) A Japanese subculture and fashion style popular in the 1990s, typically involving ostentatious clothing, tanning, and heavy makeup.

Noun : (countable) A girl or woman of this subculture.

bantu

Noun : (countable) A member of any of the African ethnic groups that speak a Bantu language.

Noun : (South Africa, dated, now offensive, ethnic slur) A black South African.

Noun : (uncountable) The largest African language family of the Niger-Congo group, spoken in much of Sub-Saharan Africa.

virtu

Noun : Alternative form of vertu. [(art, now historical) The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities.]

shoyu

Noun : A dark form of soy sauce.

otaku

Noun : (fandom slang) One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) obsessive Japanese fans of anime or manga.

bundu

Noun : (South Africa) A wilderness region, away from cities.

Noun : (historical) A state in Africa, later a French protectorate dependent on the colony of Senegal.

Noun : Alternative form of Bondo (“Sande society”) [Synonym of Sande (“African women's organization”)]

ankou

Noun : (Celtic mythology) The personification of death in Celtic mythology.

hindu

Adjective : Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

Noun : A person adhering to the Hindu religion (Hinduism).

Noun : (dated) Any native inhabitant of Hindustan.

fichu

Noun : (chiefly historical) A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.

anjou

Noun : (historical) A former county, duchy and province in the northwest of modern-day France.

Noun : (historical) A noble family, associated with the county, from which came several dynasties and numerous counts and dukes.

Noun : A town and municipality in Isère department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

palau

Noun : A country consisting of around 340 islands in Micronesia, in Oceania. Official name: Republic of Palau. Capital: Ngerulmud.

Noun : Alternative spelling of pilaf (“dish of browned rice etc.”) [A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.]

bornu

Noun : (historical) An independent kingdom (1380-1893), descended from the Kanem–Bornu Empire (700-1380), that covered much of modern Chad and parts of Libya, Niger, Nigeria, and Cameroon

wagyu

Noun : (countable) Any of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.

Noun : Beef from such cattle.

mangu

Noun : Mashed plantain.

schau

Noun : A surname.

acapu

Noun : Any of several tropical New World trees in:

Noun : genus Andira.

Noun : species Clathrotropis nitida

shehu

Noun : A surname from Albanian.

chasu

Noun : A Bantu language spoken in Northern Tanzania by people living in the Pare Mountains.

Noun : Alternative form of char siu [A style of preparation of barbecued pork in Cantonese cuisine, typically using honey and spices.]

oieau

dindu

Noun : Clipping of dindu nuffin. [(slang, US, derogatory, ethnic slur, offensive) A black person, especially if viewed as being, or likely to be, a criminal.]

Verb : Pronunciation spelling of didn't do.

cornu

Noun : A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.

Noun : A brass instrument from Ancient Rome about 3 metres long in the shape of a letter 'G'.

Noun : A surname from French.

sadhu

Noun : (Hinduism) An ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has given up pursuit of the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives) and even dharma (duty).

Noun : A male given name from Sanskrit.

fondu

Noun : (printing) The graded shift from one color into another.

Noun : (ballet) A lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

Noun : Alternative spelling of fondue [A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.]

cymru

Noun : (rare) Synonym of Wales: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.

nehru

Noun : A surname from Hindi.

Noun : Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India.

taegu

Noun : Dated form of Daegu. [A city in South Korea.]

non-u

Adjective : (chiefly British, colloquial, dated) Not U; not characteristic of the upper classes, particularly regarding language.

tatou

Noun : The giant armadillo (Priodontes maximus)

corfu

Noun : An island in Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκυρα (Kórkura)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).

Noun : The capital of Corfu.

gansu

Noun : A province in northwestern China. Capital: Lanzhou.

macau

Noun : A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.

Noun : (historical) a former Portuguese colony in modern southern China between 1557 and 1999.

poyou

Noun : (obsolete) The six-banded armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus.

jammu

Noun : A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion.

Noun : A district of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Noun : A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

matsu

Noun : .

Noun : An island in Lienchiang County, Taiwan, also known as Nangan.

Noun : A strait between Beigan and Nangan in Lienchiang County, Taiwan (ROC).

sibiu

Noun : A city in Transylvania, Romania, near the Cibin River.

tendu

Noun : (ballet) A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

Noun : Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers.

elihu

Noun : A male given name.

Noun : Various male characters in the Bible; see Wikipedia.

Noun : A secret society at Yale University.

sintu

Noun : (South Africa) Synonym of Bantu

Noun : Dated form of Shinto. [Formerly the state religion of Japan, a type of animism involving the worship of ancestors and nature spirits.]

wushu

Noun : Any Chinese martial art.

Noun : A modern exhibition and full-contact sport based on traditional Chinese martial arts, created in the People's Republic of China. Also known as modern wushu or contemporary wushu.

aeiou

Noun : AEIOU is a 1979 Czechoslovak film.

Noun : "AEIOU" is a song by Australian electronic trio Pnau and electronic duo Empire of the Sun.

Noun : "AEIOU" - sometimes subtitled "Akona Te Reo" ["learn the (Māori) language"] - is a song by New Zealand musical group Moana and the Moahunters, released in April 1991 through Southside Records as the second single from their debut album Tahi.

heiau

Noun : (Hawaii) A temple in traditional Hawaiian society.

shaku

Noun : The Japanese foot, a traditional Japanese unit of length equal to 10 sun or ¹/₁₀ of a jō, now standardized as equal to ¹⁰/₃₃ of a meter.

abreu

Noun : A surname from Portuguese.

daegu

Noun : A city in South Korea.

fogou

Noun : (archaeology) A Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends.

vastu

Noun : (India) A philosophy of architecture that has elements akin to feng shui

bleau

Noun : A surname from French.

cantu

Noun : A surname.

kingu

Noun : A god in Babylonian mythology, the son of Abzu and Tiamat.

kiasu

Adjective : (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) Afraid to lose out, particularly because one is overly competitive.

Noun : (Singapore, colloquial, mildly derogatory) A kiasu person.

mitau

nikau

Noun : (New Zealand) A New Zealand palm, Rhopalostylis sapida, with edible pith and leaves used for building and thatching.

tansu

Noun : A traditional portable chest from Japan.

palou

Noun : A surname.

carau

Noun : Alternative form of carrao [The limpkin, a bird.]

commu

kaiju

Noun : A giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films, like Godzilla or Gamera.

sensu

Noun : a Latin word meaning "in the sense of".

Noun : a Latinate word used within set phrases to indicate the sense of another word.

shifu

Noun : Synonym of sifu: the Mandarin Chinese-derived name.

gaotu

Noun : (Freemasonry) Deity, whatever a person's belief system is.

Noun : Initialism of great/grand architect of the universe - A Supreme Being responsible for the creation of the Universe

lindu

Noun : A certain ethnic group of Indonesia.

Noun : The Austronesian language of these people.

shomu

Noun : Alternative form of Shemu [(Egyptology) One of the three seasons of Ancient Egypt coming after Peret and before Akhet; Harvest.]

tetsu

Noun : (written: 哲, 徹, 鉄 or テツ in katakana) a masculine Japanese given name.

Noun : a modern Japanese restaurant conceived by Michelin-starred chef Masa Takayama, Tetsu served a Robatayaki-based menu with an emphasis upon grilled fare.

anamu

Noun : A plant of the species Petiveria alliacea; guinea hen weed.

Noun : (uncountable) An herbal medicine derived from the plant.

animu

Noun : (Internet slang, sometimes derogatory) Anime.

mundu

Noun : A garment resembling a dhoti, worn around the waist in Kerala, the Tulunadu region, and Maldives.

musou

Noun : (video games) A subgenre of hack-and-slash usually involving fighting hundreds of enemies simultaneously in a mazelike 3D world, or an individual game in this genre (especially a game in the Warriors franchise).

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pichu

renku

Noun : A type of Japanese poetry formed from linked haikus

cliqu

Noun : A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal.

Noun : (graph theory) A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph.

Noun : (Internet) A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.

connu

lakou

Noun : In Haiti, a small village or other compound built around a shared yard, or the family structure of those living in such a settlement.

pixiu

Noun : (Chinese mythology, mythology) A mythical Chinese creature resembling a winged lion, supposed to bring wealth.

sapru

Noun : Sapru, also spelled as Sipru or Saproo is a Kashmiri Pandit clan, ...looms rose to 24,000 by 1813.

schou

sethu

wokou

Noun : (historical) Pirates of a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries.

zaisu

Noun : A traditional Japanese chair with no legs but a normal back.

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coypu

Noun : A large, crepuscular, semiaquatic rodent (Myocastor coypus) resembling a large rat, having bright orange-yellow incisors, native to South America and introduced to Europe, Asia and North America, valued for its fur in eastern Europe and central Asia and considered a pest elsewhere.

quipu

Noun : A recording device, used by the Incas, consisting of intricate knotted cords.

pilau

Adjective : (Hawaii, slang) filthy

Noun : Alternative spelling of pilaf [A dish made by browning grain, typically rice, in oil and then cooking it with a seasoned broth, to which meat and/or vegetables may be added.]

nauru

Noun : A country and island in Oceania, in the Pacific Ocean. Official name: Republic of Nauru.

Noun : Nauruan, the language of Nauru.

kudzu

Noun : An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montana var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.

Noun : (cooking, medicine) A starch extracted from the root that is used in traditional East Asian medicine and cuisine.

buchu

Noun : A South African shrub in the genus Agathosma.

Noun : (South Africa) Medicinal leaves from the shrub that are often used in brandy; this is an old Dutch medicine.

poilu

Noun : (historical) A French infantryman during the First World War

khufu

Noun : Synonym of Cheops

nandu

Noun : rhea (large, flightless birds)

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