polo

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Usage notes 1.5 Anagrams 2 Asturian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Contraction 3 Finnish 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun 3.3.1 Synonyms 3.4 References 4 Italian 4.1 Noun 4.2 See also 4.3 Related terms 5 Spanish 5.1 Noun 5.2 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From the Balti word pulu, meaning ball.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpəʊləʊ/
• Rhymes: -əʊləʊ

[edit] Noun

polo (uncountable)

1. 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.

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[edit] Derived terms

• polo shirt - A T-shaped shirt with a collar and two buttons.
• polo neck - A garment, usually a sweater, with a round, high collar that folds over and covers the neck. (Can also be used as an adjective, e.g. polo-necked jumper.)
• water polo - A version of the game above, played in a swimming pool instead of on horseback.

[edit] Usage notes

The word polo has the following commercial uses:

• Polo Mints - A white mint flavoured sweet with a hole in the centre.
• VW Polo - A type of car manufactured by Volkswagen

[edit] Anagrams

• loop
• pool

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[edit] Asturian

[edit] Etymology

From a contraction of the preposition por (“‘for, by’”) + neuter singular article lo (“‘the’”).

[edit] Contraction

polo n. (masculine pol, feminine pola, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)

1. for the, by the

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From the verb polkea (“‘to stomp’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpolo]
• Rhymes: -olo
• Hyphenation: po‧lo

[edit] Noun

polo (stem polo-^*)

1. (Descriptive) Poor, one to be pitied.

   poikapolo

   poor boy

[edit] Synonyms

• poloinen

[edit] References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa: Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, WSOY, 2005.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

polo m. (plural poli)

1. (countable) pole (geographic, electrical or magnetic)
2. (uncountable) polo (sport)

[edit] See also

• pollo

[edit] Related terms

• polare

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

polo m. (uncountable)

1. polo

[edit] Verb

polo (infinitive: polir)

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of polir.