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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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