poco

== Asturian == === Adjective === poco neuter of pocu == Interlingua == === Noun === poco (plural pocos) little bit == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos, derived from the root *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare French peu, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.ko/ Rhymes: -ɔko Hyphenation: pò‧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 ― see you later === Determiner === poco (feminine poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche, superlative pochettino) little, not much few, not many short, little (of time) === Noun === poco m (invariable) little Synonym: po' === Pronoun === poco (feminine poca, masculine plural pochi, feminine plural poche) (indefinite) little, not much Antonym: molto (in the plural) few, not many Antonym: molti nearly, not long, short, little (time) ==== Derived terms ==== === References === == Neapolitan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin paucus. === Pronunciation === (Naples) IPA(key): [ˈpɔːkə], (in sandhi) [-u] === Determiner === poco little === References === AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 985: “c'è poco pane” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it == Portuguese == === Verb === poco first-person singular present indicative of pocar == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”). Compare Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco, further English few. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpoko/ [ˈpo.ko] Rhymes: -oko Syllabification: po‧co === Determiner === poco m (plural pocos, feminine poca, feminine plural pocas, superlative poquísimo) little, not much few, not many un-, not poco saludable ― unhealthy === Adverb === poco little (not much) === Noun === poco m (plural pocos) little (a small amount) a short time, a little while hace poco ― a little while ago dentro de poco ― in a little bit ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “poco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025