polo-neck

See also: polo neck

English

A polo-neck shirt

Alternative forms

polo neck

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.^[1]

Pronunciation

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

Noun

polo-neck (plural polo-necks)

(British, India) A high collar covering the neck.
Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck
(British, India) A light type of shirt with such a collar.
Synonym: (Canada, US) turtleneck

Usage notes

Not to be confused with a polo 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 also turtleneck

Czech: rolák m
Finnish: poolokaulus (fi)

light type of shirt with such a collar

Czech: rolák m
Finnish: poolopaita (fi)

References

^ “polo neck, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2006; “polo neck, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.