poco

Noun

poco (plural pocos)

1. little bit

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]

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• Stress: pòco
• 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 ― see you later

Adjective

poco (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 (invariable)

1. little

   Synonym: po'

Pronoun

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)

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 (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

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.