noun, masculine/ˈpolo/plural: polos
pole
Related: polo industrial, polo magnético, polo negativo, polo norte, polo opuesto, polo positivo, polo sur
Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).
/ˈpolo/
pole
Related: polo industrial, polo magnético, polo negativo, polo norte, polo opuesto, polo positivo, polo sur
Borrowed from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos).
polo (ball game); polo shirt; T-shirt
Synonyms: chomba, camiseta, franela, playera, pulóver, remera, polera, suéter
Etymology tree Balti پولوder. English polobor. Spanish polo Borrowed from English polo.
popsicle, ice lolly
Synonyms: paleta
Related: polo flash
Originally a trademark.
unpaid compulsory work; corvée; tax levied on the natives of the Philippine islands and paid as labor, goods, and/or money
Synonyms: tributo, impuesto
From corruption of polong, Hispanicized spelling of Tagalog pulong, meaning "community work". An alternate etymology posits it to be from Tagalog ikapulo ("tenth") or tithe (diezmos prediales), for a tenth (10%) of the harvest is given to the Church.