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pouco.

little of something

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

pron/ˈpo(w).ku/Brazil[ˈpo(ʊ̯).ku]Brazil/ˈpo(w).ku/Portugal/ˈpow.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. little of something

    masculine
    Compramos muita comida, mas sobrou pouco.

  2. a short while

    masculine
    Saímos há pouco.
    Sairemos daqui a pouco.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Galician pouco and Spanish poco.

det/ˈpo(w).ku/Brazil[ˈpo(ʊ̯).ku]Brazil/ˈpo(w).ku/Portugal/ˈpow.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. little; few (not many)

    Poucas pessoas acreditam nisso.
    Sobrou pouca comida e menos vinho.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Galician pouco and Spanish poco.

adv/ˈpo(w).ku/Brazil[ˈpo(ʊ̯).ku]Brazil/ˈpo(w).ku/Portugal/ˈpow.ku/Northern, Portugal

  1. little (not much or not often)

    Ele lê pouco.

  2. for a short duration

    A alegria durou pouco.
    A fila demorou pouco.

  3. small

    archaic
    É uma vila pouca.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few”, “little”). Compare Galician pouco and Spanish poco.

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