polo
(noun) a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball
Polo, Marco Polo
(noun) Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Polo
Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.
• Loop, OOPL, loop, pool
polo (usually uncountable, plural polos)
(uncountable) 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.
The 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.
(countable) A polo shirt.
polo
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.
polo (plural polos)
(Philippines) A dress shirt.
• Loop, OOPL, loop, pool
Source: Wiktionary
Po"lo, n. Etym: [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.]
1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback.
2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
