| adagio | (adjective) (of tempo) leisurely | - |
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| (noun) a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers | - |
| (noun) (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) | - |
| (adverb) slowly | - |
| agio | (noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agiotage, exchange premium, premium |
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| amnio | (noun) (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | Synonyms: amniocentesis |
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| arpeggio | (noun) a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously | - |
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| articulatio | (noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulation, joint |
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| audio | (noun) the sound elements of television | - |
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| (noun) a recording of acoustic signals | Synonyms: audio recording, sound recording |
| (noun) an audible acoustic wave frequency | Synonyms: audio frequency |
| (noun) the audible part of a transmitted signal | Synonyms: sound |
| bagnio | (noun) a building where prostitutes are available | Synonyms: bawdyhouse, bordello, brothel, cathouse, house of ill repute, house of prostitution, sporting house, whorehouse |
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| (noun) a building containing public baths | Synonyms: bathhouse |
| barrio | (noun) an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country | - |
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| (noun) a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States) | - |
| braggadocio | (noun) vain and empty boasting | Synonyms: bluster, rhodomontade, rodomontade |
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| brio | (noun) quality of being active or spirited or alive and vigorous | Synonyms: animation, invigoration, spiritedness, vivification |
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| capriccio | (noun) an instrumental composition that doesn't adhere to rules for any specific musical form and is played with improvisation | - |
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| cheerio | (noun) a farewell remark | Synonyms: adieu, adios, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, bye, good-by, good-bye, good day, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long |
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| cirio | (noun) candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers | Synonyms: boojum tree, Fouquieria columnaris, Idria columnaris |
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| curio | (noun) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting | Synonyms: curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity |
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| deprecatio | (noun) a praying against evil, against others, or oneself; a prayer for the removal of some evil. | - |
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| fellatio | (noun) oral stimulation of the penis | Synonyms: fellation |
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| finocchio | (noun) aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads | Synonyms: fennel, Florence fennel |
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| folio | (noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages | - |
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| (noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) | Synonyms: leaf |
| (noun) the system of numbering pages | Synonyms: page number, pagination, paging |
| imbroglio | (noun) a very embarrassing misunderstanding | - |
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| (noun) an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation | Synonyms: embroilment |
| impresario | (noun) a sponsor who books and stages public entertainments | Synonyms: promoter, showman |
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| intaglio | (noun) glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem (as opposed to cameo) | Synonyms: diaglyph |
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| (noun) a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print | Synonyms: gravure, intaglio printing |
| intercessio | (noun) the right of veto possessed by Roman magistrates. | - |
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| internuncio | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope ranking below a nuncio | - |
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| moustachio | (noun) a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) | Synonyms: handle-bars, mustachio |
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| mustachio | (noun) a large bushy moustache (with hair growing sometimes down the sides of the mouth) | Synonyms: handle-bars, moustachio |
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| nuncio | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) a diplomatic representative of the Pope having ambassadorial status | Synonyms: papal nuncio |
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| oratorio | (noun) a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text | Synonyms: cantata |
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| patio | (noun) usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence | Synonyms: terrace |
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| pernio | (noun) inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture | Synonyms: chilblain, chilblains |
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| petitio | (noun) the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question | Synonyms: petitio principii |
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| pistachio | (noun) nut of Mediterranean trees having an edible green kernel | Synonyms: pistachio nut |
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| (noun) small tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nuts | Synonyms: pistachio tree, Pistacia vera |
| polio | (noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | Synonyms: acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, poliomyelitis |
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| portfolio | (noun) the role of the head of a government department | - |
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| (noun) a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather | - |
| (noun) a list of the financial assets held by an individual or a bank or other financial institution | - |
| (noun) a set of pieces of creative work collected to be shown to potential customers or employers | - |
| presidio | (noun) a fortress established in the southwestern United States by the Spanish in order to protect their missions and other holdings | - |
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| punctilio | (noun) strict observance of formalities | - |
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| (noun) a fine point of etiquette or petty formality | - |
| radicchio | (noun) prized variety of chicory having globose heads of red leaves | - |
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| radio | (adjective) indicating radiation or radioactivity | - |
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| (noun) a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves | Synonyms: wireless |
| (noun) an electronic receiver that detects and demodulates and amplifies transmitted signals | Synonyms: radio receiver, radio set, receiving set, tuner, wireless |
| (noun) medium for communication | Synonyms: radiocommunication, wireless |
| (verb) transmit messages via radio waves | - |
| ratio | (noun) the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree | Synonyms: proportion |
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| (noun) the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) | - |
| reductio | (noun) (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction | Synonyms: reductio ad absurdum |
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| scenario | (noun) an outline or synopsis of a play (or, by extension, of a literary work) | - |
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| (noun) a postulated sequence of possible events | - |
| (noun) a setting for a work of art or literature | - |
| seraglio | (noun) living quarters reserved for wives and concubines and female relatives in a Muslim household | Synonyms: hareem, harem, serail |
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| solfeggio | (noun) a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable | Synonyms: solfege |
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| (noun) singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major | Synonyms: solfege, solmization |
| studio | (noun) workplace for the teaching or practice of an art | - |
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| (noun) an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen | Synonyms: studio apartment |
| (noun) workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded | - |
| trio | (noun) a musical composition for three performers | - |
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| (noun) three people considered as a unit | Synonyms: threesome, triad, trinity |
| (noun) a set of three similar things considered as a unit | Synonyms: triad, triple, triplet |
| (noun) three performers or singers who perform together | - |
| (noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one | Synonyms: 3, deuce-ace, III, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, triplet, troika |
| vibrio | (noun) curved rodlike motile bacterium | Synonyms: vibrion |
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