polo

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

polo [polo polos] BrE [ˈpəʊləʊ] NAmE [ˈpoʊloʊ] noun uncountable
a game in which two teams of players riding on horses try to hit a ball into a goal using long wooden hammers (called ↑mallets)
see also ↑water polo

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: from Balti, ball. Balti is the language of Baltistan, a region in the Himalayas south of K2

Culture:
Polo originally came from Asia and in Britain and the US is now popular mainly with rich people, including members of the British ↑royal family.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  Polo, Marco Polo