poleo
Spanish, noun/poˈleo/
poleo is spelled P-O-L-E-O (5 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 65,203rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Poleo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especie del género Mentha de la familia de las labiadas; es una perenne cespitosa y de raíces rizomatosas que…”.
What does poleo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepennyroyal (Mentha pulegium)
- 2
masculineLippia turbinata
- 3
masculineMinthostachys spp
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especie del género Mentha de la familia de las labiadas; es una perenne cespitosa y de raíces rizomatosas que crece bien en sitios húmedos. 2. (Salimenaea integrifolia) Arbusto aromático de hasta 1 m de altura con tronco de color grisáceo. 3. Viento frío e intenso. 4. Jactancia.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of poleo
- poleos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce poleo?
- /poˈleo/
- [poˈle.o]
- [poˈleo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to poleo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is poleo in Spanish?
poleo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).