poco

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See also: POCO, póco, and poço

Interlingua[edit]

Noun[edit]

poco (plural pocos)

  1. little bit

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ko/, [ˈpɔːko]
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  • Stress: pòco
  • Hyphenation: po‧co

Adverb[edit]

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 ― see you later

Adjective[edit]

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

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

Noun[edit]

poco m (invariable)

  1. little
    Synonym: po'

Pronoun[edit]

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

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

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Derived terms

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco.

Adjective[edit]

poco (feminine singular poca, masculine plural pocos, feminine plural pocas) (superlative poquísimo)

  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[edit]

poco

  1. little, not much
    Comí poco.
    I ate little / I didn’t eat much.

Noun[edit]

poco m (plural pocos)

  1. little
    Hablo un poco (de) inglés.
    I speak a little English.

Derived terms[edit]

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