poco
[ poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ]
/ ˈpoʊ koʊ; Italian ˈpɔ kɔ /
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adverb Music.
somewhat; rather: poco presto.
Nearby words
pocketknife, pockies, pockmark, pockmarked, pocky, poco, poco a poco, pococurante, pocono, pocono mountains, pocosin
Origin of poco
1715–25; < Italian: little < Latin paucus few
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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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Word Origin and History for poco
poco
in musical directions, "a little, slightly," 1724, from Italian poco, from Latin paucus "few, little" (see paucity).
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