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poco

Pronunciation: /ˈpoko/

“poco” is a Spanish word. Its 6 meanings in English:

determiner

  1. little, not much
  2. few, not many
  3. un-, not

adverb

  1. little (not much)

noun

  1. little (a small amount)
  2. a short time, a little while

In Spanish

  1. En menor cantidad de lo que se hubiera esperado, en intensidad baja, o en menor grado.
  2. Indica que la acción es de corta duración, o dura menos de lo esperado.
  3. Antepuesto a adverbios de comparación, indica que la diferencia es pequeña.
  4. Indica cantidad baja o escasez, grado o intensidad menor de lo que se hubiera esperado.
  5. Cantidad corta, pequeña.
  6. Gran cantidad de algo.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish poco, from Latin paucus. Cognate with Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, and Portuguese pouco, as well as English few.

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