it is a short o word
Although has a long o. With a short o it would be althogh. The u makes it long.
Short O word. Actually, it is a short 'u' sound. A short 'o' would sound like Don.
oppressed
The following words have a long "o" sound: bone, cove, doe, flow, groan, home, load, no, poke, road, slope, throw, vote, woe, zone.