poco a poco

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian poco a poco. === Adverb === poco a poco (not comparable) (music) little by little; gradually == Italian == === Etymology === Compare Spanish poco a poco, Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco, and French peu à peu. See a poco a poco. === Adverb === poco a poco little by little, step by step, gradually, bit by bit Synonyms: a poco a poco, gradualmente, passo a passo, piano piano == Spanish == === Etymology === Compare Italian poco a poco, Galician and Portuguese pouco a pouco, and French peu à peu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌpoko a ˈpoko/ [ˌpo.ko a ˈpo.ko] Syllabification: po‧co a po‧co === Adverb === poco a poco little by little, bit by bit, step by step, gradually Synonyms: paso a paso, poquito a poco ==== Descendants ==== → Belizean Creole: poako poako === Further reading === “poco a 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