n.
Pronunciation: ' p ō -( ˌ )l ō
Function: noun
Etymology: Balti, ball
Date: 1872
1 : a game played by teams of players on horseback using mallets with long flexible handles to drive a wooden ball through goalposts
2 : WATER POLO
3 : POLO SHIRT
– po · lo · ist \ ' p ō -( ˌ )l ō -ist \ noun