polo
n. uncountablen. a game played on horses where two teams try to hit a ball into a goal using long wooden sticks. It is a fast sport that requires great riding skills.
n. a team sport played on horseback in which players use long-handled mallets to drive a wooden or plastic ball into the opposing team's goal.
He spends his weekends playing polo at the local club.
The annual polo match attracted a large crowd of spectators dressed in formal summer attire.
Historically associated with the aristocracy, polo requires a high degree of coordination between the rider and the pony to navigate the field at high speeds.
From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus.
From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo.
Uncountable when referring to the sport itself; can be used as a modifier in compound nouns like 'polo shirt' or 'polo pony'.