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polo

Pronunciation: /ˈpoʊloʊ/

The English word “polo” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A ball game where two teams of players on horseback use long-handled mallets to propel the ball along the ground and into their opponent's goal.
  2. The game of ice polo, one of the ancestors of ice hockey; a similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
  3. A polo shirt.
  4. A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.
  5. A dress shirt.
  6. Synonym of pilaf.

verb

  1. To play the game of polo.
  2. To give the cry of "polo!" in the marco polo game.

Etymology

From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).

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