poco

[ poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ]

/ ˈpoʊ koʊ; Italian ˈpɔ kɔ /

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adverb Music.

somewhat; rather: poco presto.

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Origin of poco

1715–25; <Italian: little <Latin paucus few

Words nearby poco

pocket veto, pockies, pockmark, pockmarked, pocky, poco, poco a poco, pococurante, Pocono Mountains, Poços de Caldas, pocosin

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How to use poco in a sentence

The trio (poco piu mosso), the more original portion of the Mazurka, reappears in a slightly altered form in later mazurkas.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
E chi ne assicura, che il Boccaccio non fosse nato nella sua villa di Corbignano quivi poco distante?
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study|Edward Hutton
The poco di piu and poco di meno has, in such contingencies, an unbounded influence.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various
Among the first presents made to Cortes in Tabasco were "unas turquesas de poco valor."
The Medicine-Men of the Apache. (1892 N 09 / 1887-1888 (pages 443-604))|John G. Bourke

I remember that my grandmother, who sang Una voce poco fa at seventy-five, always cautioned me to never force a single tone.
Great Singers on the Art of Singing|James Francis Cooke

British Dictionary definitions for poco

poco

un poco

/ (ˈpəʊkəʊ, Italian ˈpɔːko) /

adjective, adverb

music (in combination) a little; to a small degreepoco rit; un poco meno mosso

Word Origin for poco

from Italian: little, from Latin paucus few, scanty

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