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polo shirt

/ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
po-lo shirt
IPA
/ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From polo + shirt; so called because they were initially modeled on the type of shirt worn from the 1920s by polo players.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/
  • British English: /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌʃɜːt/

Inflected Forms

polo shirts (plural)

Phrases

rugby shirt

Frequently Paired Words

rugby shirt

Synonyms

golf shirt tennis shirt sport shirt

Questions

How do you pronounce polo shirt?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌʃɝt/.
What does polo shirt mean?
A casual, usually short-sleeved, shirt with a protruding collar and a small number of buttons extending a short distance below the collar (and not all the way down the front of the shirt).
Where does polo shirt come from?
From polo + shirt; so called because they were initially modeled on the type of shirt worn from the 1920s by polo players.

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