| CURCULIO | • curculio n. Any of the genus Curculio of weevils. • Curculio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Curculionidae. • CURCULIO n. (Latin) a kind of weevil. |
| EMBROGLIO | • embroglio n. Alternative form of imbroglio. • EMBROGLIO n. (Italian) a confusing or disturbing situation, also IMBROGLIO. |
| FOLIO | • folio n. A leaf of a book or manuscript. • folio n. A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book. • folio n. (Printing) A page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand pages. |
| HELIO | • helio n. A heliotrope (surveying instrument). • helio- pref. Concerning the sun. • HELIO n. a signalling mirror. |
| IMBROGLIO | • imbroglio n. A complicated situation; an entanglement. • IMBROGLIO n. (Italian) a confusing or disturbing situation, also EMBROGLIO. |
| INTAGLIO | • intaglio n. A design or piece of art which is engraved or etched into something. • intaglio n. (Printing) Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the sunken parts of the printing form. • intaglio v. To engrave or etch using intaglio. |
| NOCTILIO | • Noctilio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctilionidae – the bulldog bats. • NOCTILIO n. any member of the South American genus Noctilio, the harelipped bat. |
| OLIO | • olio n. A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. • olio n. (Figuratively) A medley or mixture; a hotchpotch. • olio n. (Figuratively) A collection of various musical, theatrical or other artistic works; a miscellany. |
| PAPILIO | • papilio n. (Zoology) Any butterfly of the genus Papilio. • Papilio prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Papilionidae. • PAPILIO n. (Latin) a type of butterfly. |
| POLIO | • polio n. (Uncountable) Abbreviation of poliomyelitis. • polio n. (Countable, informal) A person who has poliomyelitis. • Polio prop.n. A surname from Spanish. |
| PORTFOLIO | • portfolio n. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. • portfolio n. (By extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer. • portfolio n. (Politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. |
| PULVILIO | • pulvilio n. Alternative form of pulvillio. • PULVILIO n. (historical) perfumed powder; snuff, also PULVIL, PULVILLE, PULVILLIO. |
| PULVILLIO | • pulvillio n. (Now rare, historical) A kind of perfumed cosmetic powder, applied to the skin, hair or wig. • PULVILLIO n. (historical) perfumed powder; snuff, also PULVIL, PULVILIO, PULVILLE. |
| PUNCTILIO | • punctilio n. A fine point in exactness of conduct, ceremony or procedure. Strictness in observance of formalities. • PUNCTILIO n. (Italian) a minute detail of conduct; careful observance of forms. |
| ROSOGLIO | • rosoglio n. Alternative form of rosolio. • ROSOGLIO n. (Italian) a sweet cordial made with raisins, also ROSOLIO. |
| ROSOLIO | • rosolio n. Any of several sweet liqueurs containing fruit extract. • ROSOLIO n. (Italian) a sweet cordial made with raisins, also ROSOGLIO. |
| SERAGLIO | • seraglio n. A palace of a sultan. • seraglio n. (By figurative extension) A profligate or decadent residence of a rich person. • seraglio n. The sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (odalisques) in a Turkish Muslim household. |
| SPADILLIO | • spadillio n. (Card games). • SPADILLIO n. (obsolete) the ace of spades in the game of ombre, also SPADILLE, SPADILLO. |
| STELLIO | • STELLIO adj. as in stellio lizard, a STELLION. |