/ ˈpəʊləʊ; NAmE ˈpoʊloʊ/ noun
[ U ] 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
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Balti , ball . Balti is the language of Baltistan, a region in the Himalayas south of K2