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poco.

little, not much

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

det/ˈpoko/[ˈpo.ko]

  1. little, not much

    masculine
    Bebí poca agua.
    Nos casamos hace poco tiempo.

  2. few, not many

    masculine
    Muy pocas personas hacen eso.

  3. un-, not

    masculine
    poco saludable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Old Spanish poco Spanish poco Inherited from Old Spanish poco, from Latin paucus. Cognate with Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, and Portuguese pouco, as well as English few.

adv/ˈpoko/[ˈpo.ko]

  1. little (not much)

    Comí poco.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Old Spanish poco Spanish poco Inherited from Old Spanish poco, from Latin paucus. Cognate with Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, and Portuguese pouco, as well as English few.

noun/ˈpoko/[ˈpo.ko]

  1. little (a small amount)

    masculine
    Hablo un poco (de) inglés.

  2. a short time, a little while

    masculine
    hace poco
    dentro de poco
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Old Spanish poco Spanish poco 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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