Some nouns ending in -o form their plurals by adding -es instead of just -s. The following table lists common examples showing the singular and plural forms of these nouns.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| buffalo* | buffaloes* |
| echo | echoes |
| hero | heroes |
| mosquito | mosquitoes |
| potato | potatoes |
| tomato | tomatoes |
| torpedo | torpedoes |
| veto | vetoes |
| volcano* | volcanoes* |
| cargo* | cargoes* |
| domino* | dominoes* |
| mango* | mangoes* |
| tornado* | tornadoes* |
| motto* | mottoes* |
| grotto* | grottoes* |
| halo* | haloes* |
| calico* | calicoes* |
| fresco* | frescoes* |
| flamingo* | flamingoes* |
| zero* | zeroes* |
Words marked with * can also take -s (e.g., buffalos, volcanos, mangos, zeros).
