Polo

UK: /ˈpəʊləʊ/ US: /ˈpoʊloʊ/ ,(pō′lō)

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Polo / ˈpəʊləʊ/ noun

1. 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)

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po•lo /ˈpoʊloʊ/   n. [uncountable]

1. Sport a 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.
2. Sport any game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.

po•lo•ist, n. [countable]

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po•lo  (pō′lō), n. 

1. Sport 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. Sport any game broadly resembling this, esp. water polo.
3. Clothing See polo shirt. 

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

po′lo•ist, n. 

Po•lo  (pō′lō), n. 

Mar•co  (mär′kō), c1254–1324, Venetian traveler.

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polo / ˈpəʊləʊ/ noun

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

Etymology: 19th Century: from Balti (dialect of Kashmir): ball, from Tibetan pulu