polo

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)
  2. noun a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

Etymology

From Balti پولو (polo, “ball”). Cognate with Tibetan པོ་ལོ (po lo), ཕོ་ལོང (pho long), སྤོ་ལོ (spo lo, “ball”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Marco Polo

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