water polo

/ˈwɔːtə(ɹ)ˈpəʊləʊ/

noun

A water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.

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Meanings

nounwater polo (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA water sport consisting of two teams of swimmers who have to throw the ball into the opponent's goal.

Translations

Arabic كُرَة اَلْمَاء
  • كُرَة اَلْمَاء (kurat al-māʔ)a water sport
Bulgarian водна топка
  • водна топка (vodna topka)a water sport
Catalan waterpolo
  • waterpoloa water sport
Chinese Mandarin 水球
  • 水球 (shuǐqiú)a water sport
Czech vodní pólo
  • vodní póloa water sport
Danish vandpolo
  • vandpoloa water sport
Dutch waterpolo
  • waterpoloa water sport
Esperanto akvopilko
  • akvopilkoa water sport
Finnish vesipoolo, vesipallo
  • vesipooloa water sport
  • vesipalloa water sport
French waterpolo
  • waterpoloa water sport
German Wasserball
  • Wasserballa water sport
Greek υδατοσφαίριση
  • υδατοσφαίριση (ydatosfaírisi)a water sport
Hungarian vízilabda
  • vízilabdaa water sport
Irish póló uisce
  • póló uiscea water sport
Italian pallanuoto
  • pallanuotoa water sport
Japanese 水球, ウォーターポロ
  • 水球 (suikyū)a water sport
  • ウォーターポロ (wōtāporo)a water sport
Korean 수구
  • 수구 (sugu)a water sport
Norwegian Bokmål vannpolo
  • vannpoloa water sport
Polish piłka wodna, waterpolo
  • piłka wodnaa water sport
  • waterpoloa water sport
Portuguese polo aquático
  • polo aquáticoa water sport
Romanian polo pe apă
  • polo pe apăa water sport
Russian ватерпо́ло, во́дное по́ло
  • ватерпо́ло (vatɛrpólo)a water sport
  • во́дное по́ло (vódnoje pólo)a water sport
Spanish polo acuático, waterpolo
  • polo acuáticoa water sport
  • waterpoloa water sport
Swedish vattenpolo
  • vattenpoloa water sport
Turkish su topu
  • su topua water sport
Ukrainian водне поло
  • водне полоa water sport
Yiddish וואַסער־פּאָלאָ
  • וואַסער־פּאָלאָ (vaser-polo)a water sport
Cite this entry
APA

water polo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20polo

MLA

“water polo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20polo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water polo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water%20polo.

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