polo

¹

[ poh-loh ]

noun

1. a 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.
2. any game broadly resembling this, especially water polo.
3. polo shirt.

Polo

²

[ poh-loh ]

noun

1. Mar·co [mahr, -koh], c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

Polo

¹

/ ˈpəʊləʊ /

noun

1. PoloMarco12541324MVenetianBUSINESS: merchantTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: travel writer Marco (ˈmɑːkəʊ). 1254–1324, Venetian merchant, famous for his account of his travels in Asia. After travelling overland to China (1271–75), he spent 17 years serving Kublai Khan before returning to Venice by sea (1292–95)

polo

²

/ ˈpəʊləʊ /

noun

1. a game similar to hockey played on horseback using long-handled mallets ( polo sticks ) and a wooden ball
2. any of several similar games, such as one played on bicycles
3. short for water polo
4. Also calledpolo neck
   1. a collar on a garment, worn rolled over to fit closely round the neck
   2. a garment, esp a sweater, with such a collar

Other Words From

• polo·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of polo¹

1835–45; < Balti (Tibetan language of Kashmir): ball

Word History and Origins

Origin of polo¹

C19: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu

Related Words

• blouse
• jersey
• pullover
• tunic
• turtleneck