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Polo

UK/ˈpəʊ.ləʊ/ US/ˈpoʊloʊ/ fairly common

noun

1.

Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

Synonyms
2.

a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Origin

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

Phrases

  • auto polo
  • canoe polo
  • cycle polo
  • elephant polo
  • ice polo
  • kayak polo
  • polo neck
  • polo neck sweater

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