What is "polo"

Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used in the game.]

1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with the players on horseback.

2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates.

3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.

Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.] 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.

1872, Anglo-Indian polo, from Balti (Tibetan language of the Indus valley) polo "ball," related to Tibetan pulu "ball." An ancient game in south Asia, first played in England at Aldershot, 1871. Water polo is from 1876 (in early versions players sometimes paddled about on barrels or in canoes). Polo shirt (1892) originally was a kind worn by polo players.

Etymology 1 n. 1 (context uncountable English) 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. 2 A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor, by players wearing skates. 3 (context countable English) A polo shirt. Etymology 2

n. A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of the body while the foot merely shuffle or glide, with unison singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.

Polo ( Persian: چوگان chogān) is a team sport played on horseback. The objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a long-handled mallet. The traditional sport of polo is played on a grass field up to . Each polo team consists of four riders and their mounts. Field polo is played with a solid plastic sphere (ball) which has replaced the wooden version of the ball in much of the sport. In arena polo, only three players are required per team and the game usually involves more manoeuvreing and shorter plays at lower speeds due to space limitations of the arena. Arena polo is played with a small air-filled ball, similar to a small football. The modern game lasts roughly two hours and is divided into periods called chukkas (occasionally rendered as "chukkers"). Polo is played professionally in 16 countries. It was formerly an Olympic sport.

Polo Mints are a brand of mints whose defining feature is the hole in the middle. The peppermint flavoured polo was first manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1948 by employee John Bargewell at the Rowntree's Factory, York, and a range of flavours followed. The name derives from "polar", referencing the cool and fresh taste of the mint.

Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. It may also refer to:

Polo designates two forms of Venezuelan folk music. One that originates from Margarita Island and another one that is played in Coro, in the state of Falcón.

Polo is the name of a flamenco palo or musical form. There is only one known song in this palo, which is extremely similar to another palo called caña, and its guitar accompaniment, like the caña, shares its rhythm and motifs with soleá. Both the caña and polo share the same musical mode. The polo has usually been considered as a derivation of the caña. To complete the singing of the polo, singers usually sing a stanza in the palo of soleá, generally in the style called soleá apolá.

Although nowadays, only one song is known for the polo, known as polo natural, past writers also mention another polo, called polo de Tobalo, which has probably been lost.

Polo is the surname of:

• Marco Polo (1254–1324), Italian trader and explorer
• Niccolò and Maffeo Polo (1230–1294 and 1230–1309 respectively), Marco Polo's father and uncle respectively
• Aldo Polo (born 1983), Mexican footballer
• Andy Polo (born 1994), Peruvian footballer
• Ana María Polo (born 1959), Cuban-American lawyer and Hispanic television arbitrator
• Armando Polo (born 1990), Panamanian footballer
• Asier Polo, Spanish cellist
• Bernardo Polo (died c. 1700), Spanish painter
• Carmen Polo, 1st Lady of Meirás (1900–1988), wife of Francisco Franco and a member of the Spanish nobility
• Danny Polo (1901–1949), American jazz clarinetist
• Dean Polo (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• Diego Polo the Elder (1560–1600), Spanish Renaissance painter
• Diego Polo the Younger (1620–1655) Spanish Baroque painter, nephew of the above
• Eddie Polo (1875–1961), Austro-American actor of the silent era born Edward W. Wyman or Weimer
• Edward Polo (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
• Enrico Polo (1868–1953), Italian violinist, composer and pedagogue
• Gaspar Gil Polo (1530?-1591), Spanish novelist and poet
• Joe Polo (born 1982), American curler
• Leonardo Polo (1926–2013), Spanish philosopher
• Malvina Polo (1903–2000), American actress, daughter of Eddie Polo
• Roberto Polo (born 1980), Colombian footballer
• Saul Polo, Canadian politician
• Teri Polo (born 1969), American actress

Polo is the given name of:

• Polo Carrera (born 1945), Ecuadorian retired footballer
• Polo Hofer (born 1945), Swiss musician
• Polo Villaamil (born 1979), Spanish auto racing drive
• Polo Wila (born 1987), Ecuadorian footballer