POLO

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


Interjection

Polo

Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.

Anagrams

• Loop, OOPL, loop, pool

Etymology 1

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Etymology 3

Noun

polo (plural polos)

(Philippines) A dress shirt.

Anagrams

• 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



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