polo
/ˈpoʊloʊ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.77 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
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.
Uncountable
noun
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.
noun
A dress shirt.
intj
Alternative letter-case form of Polo.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "The importance of Nowruz is reflected in an elaborate sabzi polo, the herbed rice capped with a crunchy tahdig, the crust formed from lettuce, rice mixed with yogurt or lavash or another thin flatbread. On Wednesday night, I opted for sheveed polo, a simpler and quicker dill rice, but I can’t wait to nail that crunchy tahdig tonight."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpoʊloʊ/
- British English: /ˈpəʊ.ləʊ/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Sports.
Inflected Forms
polos (plural)
polos (present, singular)
poloing (participle, present)
poloed (participle, past)
poloed (past)