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Added 9 October 2026

polo

/ˈpoʊloʊ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about polo at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

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