polo-neck

See also:polo neck

English

Alternative forms

polo neck

Etymology

Frompolo(“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.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation)IPA^(key):/ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/
(General American)IPA^(key):/ˈpoʊloʊ ˌnɛk/
Audio(US): (file)
Hyphenation:po‧lo-neck

Noun

polo-neck(pluralpolo-necks)

(British,India)Ahigh collar coveringtheneck.
Synonym:(Canada, US)turtleneck
(British,India)Alight typeofshirtwith such a collar.
Synonym:(Canada, US)turtleneck

Usage notes

Not to be confused with apolo shirt,also originally worn from the 1920s to play polo but having a different collar.

Derived terms

polo-necked

Related terms

polo shirt

Translations

high collar covering the neck—see alsoturtleneck

Czech:rolákm
Finnish:poolokaulus(fi)

light type of shirt with such a collar

Czech:rolákm
Finnish:poolopaita(fi)

References

^“polo neck,n.”,inOED Online⁠,Oxford:Oxford University Press,September 2006;“polo neck,n.”,inLexico,Dictionary;Oxford University Press,2019–2022.