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peu

Pronunciation: /pø/

“peu” is a French word. Its 3 meanings in English:

adverb

  1. little; not very much/many

noun

  1. few
  2. little

In French

  1. Presque pas; pas beaucoup.
  2. Presque pas; pas très.
  3. Presque aucun. Pas beaucoup.
  4. Peu de choses.
  5. Peu de gens.
  6. Peu de chose.
  7. Petite quantité.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French poi, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Catalan poc, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco, Spanish poco. Cognate with English few.

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