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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024po•lo /ˈpoʊloʊ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Sporta game played on horseback between two teams of four players each, who score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal with a long-handled hammer.
- Sportany game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.
po•lo•ist, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024po•lo (pō′lō),USA pronunciation n. - Sporta game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
- Sportany game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.
- ClothingSee polo shirt.
- Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball
- 1835–45
Mar•co (mär′kō),USA pronunciation c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: polo /ˈpəʊləʊ/ n - a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets (polo sticks) and a wooden ball
- short for water polo
- Also called: polo neck a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck
- a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar
Etymology: 19th Century: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu |