"polo-neck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpoʊloʊ ˌnɛk/ [General-American] Forms: polo-necks [plural]
Etymology: From polo (“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”) + neck. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|polo|neck|t1=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}} polo (“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”) + neck Head templates: {{en-noun}} polo-neck (plural polo-necks)
  1. (Britain, India) A high collar covering the neck. Tags: Britain, India Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: turtleneck Translations (high collar covering the neck — see also turtleneck): rolák [masculine] (Czech), poolokaulus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-polo-neck-en-noun-ox~q-0wi Disambiguation of Clothing: 54 46 Categories (other): British English, Indian English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'high collar covering the neck — see also turtleneck': 79 21
  2. (Britain, India) A light type of shirt with such a collar. Tags: Britain, India Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: turtleneck Translations (light type of shirt with such a collar): rolák [masculine] (Czech), poolopaita (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-polo-neck-en-noun-3WKvt8N0 Disambiguation of Clothing: 54 46 Categories (other): British English, Indian English Disambiguation of 'light type of shirt with such a collar': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: polo neck Derived forms: polo-necked Related terms: polo shirt

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