polo
SubstantivVerbSubstantivSubstantivInterjektionVerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈpəʊ.ləʊ//
- Vereinigtes Königreich/[ˈpəʊləʊ]/
- Vereinigtes Königreich/[ˈpɒʊɫəʊ]/
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈpoʊloʊ//
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.
Substantiv
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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.
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.
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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.
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A polo shirt.
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.
Herkunft
From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).
Verb
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To play the game of polo.
Substantiv
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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.
Herkunft
From Spanish, an air or popular song in Andalusia.
Substantiv
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A dress shirt.
Herkunft
Unknown.
Interjektion
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Variante von PoloAlternative letter-case form of Polo.
Herkunft
From the game marco polo, from the explorer Marco Polo, from Latin Paulus.
Verb
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To give the cry of "polo!" in the marco polo game.
Substantiv
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Synonym of pilaf.
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.
Herkunft
Borrowed from Persian پلو (polov).
Formen
- Plural
- polos
- Präteritum
- poloed
- Partizip II
- poloed
- Partizip I
- poloing
- 3. Person Singular
- polos
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.
Polo · Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.polygraph · A device which measures and records several physiological…pompous · Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.