overwordExplorer
ITALIAN · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

poco.

little, not much

4 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈpɔ.ko/
  1. little, not much

  2. little, not very, poorly

  3. a little, a while, a short time

    a tra poco
Where this word comes from

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.

det/ˈpɔ.ko/
  1. little, not much

  2. few, not many

  3. short, little (of time)

Where this word comes from

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.

pron/ˈpɔ.ko/
  1. little, not much

    indefinite
  2. few, not many

    in-plural · indefinite
  3. nearly, not long, short, little (time)

    indefinite
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈpɔ.ko/
  1. little

    invariable · masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

FROM WORD TO NAME

Try it on your idea.

poco has 4 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.

poco studiopoco workshello, poco

These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.

Explore the name generator

A word with a source.

Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.

Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.