polo

Contraction

contraction of por o (“through the; by the; for the”)

Noun

chick (young bird, especially a chicken)

Noun

pole

Noun

1. (masculine) polo (ball game)
2. (masculine) polo shirt, polo

Pronounced as (IPA)

[pʊlʊ]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pullus

Borrowed from Latin: polus

Borrowed from English: polo

In summary

Contraction of the preposition por (“through, by, for”) + alternative form of the masculine singular definite article lo (“the”).

Sentences

O cal explica que sexa tamén un home queimado polo fracaso.

Cal explains that he is also a man burned by failure.

A gran maioría das tumbas teñen o patio destruído polo paso do tempo .

The vast majority of tombs have the courtyard destroyed by the passage of time.

A maior parte da superficie das illas está protexida polo goberno federal.

Most of the islands are protected by the federal government.

Polo tanto , estamos vendo como desde o ámbito científico hai dúas cousas moi claras.

From a scientific standpoint, there are two things that are very clear.

O goberno quedou presidido polo xeneral Serrano.

The government was presided over by General Serrano.

É polo tanto un estilo barroco que presenta máis ornamentación.

It is therefore a Baroque style that features more ornamentation.