Meaning

noun Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan (1254-1324)

noun a game similar to field hockey but played on horseback using long-handled mallets and a wooden ball

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

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