podio
podium
noun POH-dyoh Less Common
Origin: From Latin podium (raised platform), via Greek podion.
Also means
winner's platform
Usage Note
Podio refers to the raised platform for award ceremonies as well as a conductor's lectern. In sports journalism subir al podio (to mount the podium) is a fixed collocation for finishing in the top three. The plural is regular podios.
Examples
"El equipo subió al podio con la medalla de oro."
Natural Translation
The team climbed onto the podium with the gold medal.

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