English Explanatory Dictionary

polo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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.
noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. A dress shirt.
intj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Polo.
intj
  1. Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.
name
  1. A surname from Italian or Spanish

Pronunciation

/ˈpoʊloʊ/ /ˈpəʊ.ləʊ/ /ˈpəʊl.əʊ/ [ˈpəʊləʊ] [ˈpɒʊɫəʊ] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-polo.wav

Word forms

polo polos

Etymology

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

Derived words

auto polo canoe polo cycle polo elephant polo ice polo kayak polo polocrosse poloist polo neck polo-neck polo neck sweater polo player polo pony polo shirt polo-stick tennis polo water polo
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