polo-neck

Meaning

1. A high collar covering the neck.
2. A light type of shirt with such a collar.

Synonyms

turtleneck

turtle

🐢

polo-neck collar

Translations

Rollkragenpullover

Rollkragen

col roulé

col

Hyphenated as

po‧lo-neck

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpəʊləʊ ˌnɛk/

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.