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Webster 1913 Edition
Poco
‖
Po′co
,adv.
[It.]
(Mus.)
A little; – used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or movement;
as,
poco
più allegro, a little faster; poco
largo, rather slow.‖Poco a poco
[It.]
(Mus.)
Little by little; as, poco a poco crescendo, gradually increasing in loudness.
Definition 2024
poco
poco
Italian
Etymology
From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ko/, [ˈpɔːko]
- Stress: pòco
- Hyphenation: po‧co
Adverb
poco
- little, not much
- (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly
- (time) a little, a while, a short time
- A tra poco
Adjective
poco m (feminine singular poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche)
Noun
poco m sg
Synonyms
Pronoun
poco m (feminine poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche) (indefinite)
Antonyms
- (little; not much): molto
Derived terms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco.
Adjective
poco m (feminine singular poca, masculine plural pocos, feminine plural pocas)
- little, not much
- Bebí poca agua.
- I drank little water.
- Bebí poca agua.
- few
- Muy pocas personas hacen eso.
- Very few people do that.
- Muy pocas personas hacen eso.
- short (time); not long (ago)
- Nos casamos hace poco tiempo.
- We got married not long ago.
- Nos casamos hace poco tiempo.
Adverb
poco
- little, not much
- Comí poco.
- I ate little / I didn’t eat much.
- Comí poco.
Noun
poco m (plural pocos)
- little
- Hablo un poco (de) inglés.
- I speak a little English.
- Hablo un poco (de) inglés.