poco

See also: POCO, póco, and poço

Interlingua

Noun

poco ‎(plural pocos)

1. little bit

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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): /ˈpɔko/, [ˈpɔː.ko]

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• Hyphenation: po‧co

Adverb

poco

1. little, not much
2. (followed by an adjective) little, not very, poorly
3. (time) a little, a while, a short time

   A tra poco

Adjective

poco m ‎(feminine singular poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche)

1. little, not much
2. few, not many
3. (of time) short, little

Noun

poco m sg

1. little

Synonyms

• po'

Pronoun

poco m ‎(feminine poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche) (indefinite)

1. little, not much
2. few, not many
3. nearly, not long, short, little (time)

Antonyms

• (little; not much): molto

Derived terms

Derived terms

a dir poco a poco a poco da poco di lì a poco di poco fra poco

per poco poc'anzi pochetto pochezza pochino poco di buono

poco fa poco raccomandabile tra poco un bel po' di un po' di/un poco di un po'/un poco

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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)

1. little, not much

   Bebí poca agua.‎

   I drank little water.

2. few

   Muy pocas personas hacen eso.‎

   Very few people do that.

3. short (time); not long (ago)

   Nos casamos hace poco tiempo.‎

   We got married not long ago.

Adverb

poco

1. little, not much

   Comí poco.‎

   I ate little / I didn’t eat much.

Noun

poco m ‎(plural pocos)

1. little

   Hablo un poco (de) inglés.‎

   I speak a little English.

Derived terms

• (superlatives):

  poquísimo

• (diminutives):

  poquito

  poquillo

• apocar
• pocazo
• poquedad
• poquitín
• por poco