"Polo" meaning in English

See Polo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Etymology: From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Marcus Paulus}} Latin Marcus Paulus
  1. Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.
    Sense id: en-Polo-en-intj-hEEpUXfb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Polos [plural]
Etymology: From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Polo}} Italian Polo, {{bor|en|es|Polo}} Spanish Polo Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|s}} Polo (plural Polos)
  1. A surname from Italian or Spanish
    Sense id: en-Polo-en-name-jVH75Blh Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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