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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Balti پولو ( polo , “ ball ” ) . Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ ( po lo ) , ཕོ་ལོང ( pho long ) , སྤོ་ལོ ( spo lo , “ ball ” ) .
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.
2019 , Namwali Serpell , The Old Drift , Hogarth, page 227 :There were polo fields – sometimes green, sometimes brown – where in the old days, people had actually played that strange game that seems like a drunken bet about golf and horse riding.
The game of 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 .
2007 February 22, Mike Albo, “Outfitters to Presidents, Preppies, Me”, in New York Times :Then on the second floor there is the creepy boy’s section, which had little headless mannequins in premium polos ($39.50), rugby shirts ($49.50) and a precocious leather pilot jacket for $148.
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
From Spanish , an air or popular song in Andalusia.
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
Unknown.
Noun
polo (plural polos )
( Philippines ) A dress shirt .
Etymology 4
From the game marco polo , from the explorer Marco Polo , from Latin Paulus .
Interjection
polo
Alternative letter-case form of Polo
Coordinate terms: marco , marco polo
Further reading
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the preposition por ( “ for, by ” ) + neuter singular article lo ( “ the ” ) .
Contraction
polo n (masculine pol , feminine pola , masculine plural polos , feminine plural poles )
for the , by the
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From English polo shirt .
Noun
polo
a polo shirt
Etymology 2
From English polo , from Balti پولو ( polo , “ ball ” ) .
Noun
polo
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
a similar game played on the ice , or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates
Etymology 3
Unknown.
Noun
polo
a dress shirt
Chinese
Etymology
Borrowed from English polo .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo
( Hong Kong Cantonese ) polo shirt (Classifier : 件 c )
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adverb
polo
half
Etymology 2
Noun
polo n
Alternative form of pólo ( “ polo ” ) ( a ball game played on horseback )
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template .
Further reading
“polo ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“polo ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“polo ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Danish
Noun
polo
polo ( ball game played on horseback )
polo shirt
Synonyms: poloskjorte , polotrøje
Further reading
Esperanto
Etymology
From German Pole , ultimately from Proto-Slavic *pȍľe ( “ field ” ) . Doublet of poljo .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo (accusative singular polon , plural poloj , accusative plural polojn )
Pole ( person from Poland )
Hypernyms
Finnish
Etymology
Related to and likely derived from polkea .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo
poor ( one to be pitied )
poikapolo
poor boy
Synonyms: raasu , ressukka , poloinen , raukka , parka , raukkaparka
Declension
Derived terms
References
Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004 ) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary ] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m
polo ( ball game played on horseback )
polo shirt
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
Contraction of the preposition por ( “ through, by, for ” ) + alternative form of the masculine singular definite article lo ( “ the ” ) .
Pronunciation
Contraction
polo (feminine pola , masculine plural polos , feminine plural polas )
Contraction of por o ( “ through the ; by the ; for the ” ) .
O ladrón entrou pola ventá The thief entered through the window
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese , from Latin pullus .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
chick ( young bird, especially a chicken )
1418 , Á. Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422) . Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 95:
Iten o par dos polos et polas, seis blanquas et dous coroados. Item, the pair of chickens and chicks, six white coins and a crown
Synonyms: pito , pitiño
Etymology 3
Learned borrowing from Latin polus , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
( geography , electricity ) pole
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English polo .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
polo ( ball game )
polo shirt , polo
References
“polo ”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy , 2012 –2024
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “polo ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “polo ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “polo ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “polo ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “polo ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from English pole , French pôle , German Pol , Italian polo , Russian по́люс ( póljus ) , Spanish polo , from Latin polus , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo (plural poli )
pole ( point where an axis meets the surface of a rotating body )
Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *polo . Cognates include Finnish polo .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo
( in compounds ) poor ( one deserving pity )
Declension
singular
plural
nominative
polo
polot
genitive
polon
polloin , pololoin
partitive
polloa
poloja , pololoja
illative
polloo
polloi , pololoihe
inessive
polos
polois , pololois
elative
polost
poloist , pololoist
allative
pololle
poloille , pololoille
adessive
polol
poloil , pololoil
ablative
pololt
poloilt , pololoilt
translative
poloks
poloiks , pololoiks
essive
polonna , polloon
poloinna , pololoinna , polloin , pololoin
exessive1)
polont
poloint , pololoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg ) or nominative (pl ) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka ? or -kä ? to the genitive .
Derived terms
References
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971 ) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja , Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 422
Italian
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin polus , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural poli )
( countable ) pole (geographic, electrical or magnetic)
See also
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English polo .
Noun
polo m (plural poli )
( uncountable ) polo (sport)
References
Latin
Noun
polō
dative / ablative singular of polus
References
“polo ”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898 ), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities , New York: Harper & Brothers
Latvian
Noun
polo m (invariable )
polo
Lower Sorbian
Noun
polo n (diminutive polack )
Superseded spelling of pólo .
Declension
Maranao
Etymology
From pulo , compare Cebuano pulo .
Noun
polo
island
Mokilese
Noun
polo
group
Possessive forms of polo (tight inalienable possession, -ooa stem)
North Moluccan Malay
Etymology
From Malay peluk .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /pɔˈlɔ/
Hyphenation: po‧lo
Verb
poló
( transitive ) to hug ( to embrace by holding closely, especially in the arms )
Dia suka polo depe anjing. He loves to hug his dog.
Noun
poló
hug ( a close embrace )
Depe polo biking kita lebe sayang pa dia. His hugs makes me love him more.
Usage notes
For the reciprocal sense (each other), the word bakupoló or bapoló is used instead.
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English polo , from Balti پولو ( polo , “ ball ” ) .
Noun
polo m (definite singular poloen , uncountable )
( sports , equestrianism ) polo
Derived terms
References
“polo” in The Bokmål Dictionary .
“polo” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English polo , from Balti پولو ( polo , “ ball ” ) .
Noun
polo m (definite singular poloen , uncountable )
( sports , equestrianism ) polo
Derived terms
References
“polo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English polo , from Balti پولو ( polo ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpɔ.lɔ/
Rhymes: -ɔlɔ
Syllabification: po‧lo
Noun
polo n (indeclinable )
( equestrianism ) polo ( ball game )
polo shirt
Synonyms: koszulka polo , polówka
Derived terms
Further reading
polo in Wielki słownik języka polskiego , Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
polo in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin polus ( “ pole ” ) , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos , “ axis of rotation ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
( geography , electricity ) pole ( geographic, magnetic )
( complex analysis ) pole
( figurative ) extreme opposite
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Unadapted borrowing from English polo , from Balti པོ་ལོ ( po lo , “ ball ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
polo ( ball game )
polo shirt , polo
Etymology 3
From Old Galician-Portuguese , from Latin pullus , from Proto-Indo-European *polH- ( “ animal young ” ) . Doublet of polho , which came from Spanish.
Pronunciation
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
eyas
Etymology 4
From Old Galician-Portuguese polo , from por + lo .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : ( unstressed ) /pu.lu/ ,
Hyphenation: po‧lo
Contraction
polo (feminine pola , masculine plural polos , feminine plural polas )
( obsolete ) Contraction of por ( “ by; through; for ” ) + o ( “ the ” )
Synonym: pelo
Ramoaaina
Noun
polo
liquid
Further reading
Robyn Davies and Lisbeth Fritzell, Duke of York Grammar Essentials (Ramoaaina) (October 1992)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French polo .
Noun
polo n (uncountable )
polo
Declension
singular only
indefinite
definite
nominative-accusative
polo
poloul
genitive-dative
polo
poloului
vocative
poloule
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈpolo/
Rhymes: -olo
Syllabification: po‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin polus , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos ) .
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
( geography , electricity ) pole
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English polo .
Noun
polo m (uncountable )
polo ( ball game )
polo shirt
( Peru ) T-shirt
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:camiseta
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Originally a trademark.
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
( chiefly Spain ) popsicle , ice lolly
Synonym: paleta
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
polo
first-person singular present indicative of polir
Etymology 5
From corruption of polong , Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong , meaning "community work". [ 1] [ 2] An alternate etymology posits it to be from Tagalog ikapulo ("tenth") or tithe (diezmos prediales ), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church. [ 3] [ 4]
Noun
polo m (plural polos )
( Philippines , historical ) unpaid compulsory work ; corvée
( Philippines , historical ) tax levied on the natives of the Philippine islands and paid as labor , goods , and/or money
Synonyms: tributo , impuesto
See also
References
^ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960 ) History of the Filipino People , 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990 , →ISBN , page 83
^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860 ) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992 ) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel , volume 44 , pages 167-181
^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016 ) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog , Lulu Press, →ISBN
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English polo , from Balti پولو ( polo ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ )
( sports ) polo ( sport )
( clothing ) polo shirt
Synonym: polosirt
1981 , Clodualdo Del Mundo, Writing for Film :Maraming reklamo si Arni tungkol sa initiation; sisisihin pa nito si Sid dahil ito ang pumilit sa kanyang sumali sa frat. Magsusuot ng polo si Arni. Halos hindi niya maigalaw ang kanyang braso. Arni have a lot of complaints about the initiation; he even blamed Sid for forcing him to join the frat. Arni would wear a polo shirt. He could almost not move his arms.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish polo , from Latin polus , from Ancient Greek πόλος ( pólos ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ ) ( geography , electricity )
pole
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish polo ( “ corvée ” ) , which came from either:
Pronunciation
Noun
polo (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ ) ( historical )
unpaid compulsory work ; corvee ; forced labor
Synonym: atag
tax levied on the natives and paid as labor , goods , and/or money
Synonyms: buwis , tributo , alkabala , amilyar , impuwesto
See also
References
^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (1992 ) “Numeral expressions in Tagalog”, in Archipel , volume 44 , pages 167-181
^ Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016 ) Numbers and Units in Old Tagalog , Lulu Press, →ISBN
^ Agoncillo, Teodoro A. (1960 ) History of the Filipino People , 8th edition, Quezon City: Garotech Publishing, published 1990 , →ISBN , page 83
^ Noceda, Fr. Juan José de, Sanlucar, Fr. Pedro de (1860 ) Vocabulario de la lengua tagala, compuesto por varios religiosos doctos y graves (in Spanish), Manila: Ramirez y Giraudier
Etymology 4
From Proto-Philippine *pujuq .
Noun
polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ )
Obsolete spelling of pulo : island
Etymology 5
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq .
Noun
polô (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜎᜓ )
Obsolete spelling of pulo : ten
Veps
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian по́ло ( pólo ) .
Noun
polo
polo ( sport )
Inflection
Derived terms
References
Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007 ) “поло ”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary ] , Petrozavodsk: Periodika