List of Nouns By adding -es to nouns ending in -o

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.

SingularPlural
buffalo*buffaloes*
echoechoes
heroheroes
mosquitomosquitoes
potatopotatoes
tomatotomatoes
torpedotorpedoes
vetovetoes
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).

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