Vacuum
Had to look it up, continuum, but there’s more than three
Continuum
continuum
Hyundai....only has 1 ‘U’....lol :)
Unobtanium.
Per: https://www.lexico.com/explore/what-words-in-the-english-language-contain-two-u-s-in-a-row
There are several English words containing two consecutive u’s. Most of them came into English from Latin:
vacuum = a space
continuum = a continuous sequence
residuum = a chemical residue
menstruum = the matter discharged during menstruation
triduum = a three-day period of religious observance in the Catholic Church
duumvir = each of a pair of magistrates holding joint office in ancient Rome
duumvirate = a coalition of two people having joint authority
All but the first two words on this list are quite rare, though, or are only likely to be encountered in specialist contexts. There are also a couple of other words containing two u’s in a row that have come into English from other languages:
muumuu = a loose dress of a kind traditionally worn in Hawaii (from Hawaiian)
Weltanschauung = the world view of a particular individual or group (from German)
Duumvir
“Words” are where it’s at!!!! LOVE it.....thanks for this post
Will there be a quiz for f & u later on? : )
Although it’s not an English word, I have seen and heard “Weltanschauung” (worldview) used in English—and the word processing program for FR doesn’t flag it as a misspelling.
Ashuukshanga is the original name in the Tongva or Gabrielino Indian language for Azusa, Calif.
Babar has two Bs.
Just not together.
Biden: Uuuuhhh...
What are you, an etymologist or something?
Stuun.
As in “Don’t stuun my beeber, bro.”
How about MUUUUUU...
Cow language.
Uppsala University (on their baseball caps) ((if they actually had baseball caps))
“Equus” is not English. It’s the Latin word for “horse”.
Dr. Hfuhruhurr
Anne Uumellmahay