poco

Meaning

Det

1. (masculine) little, not much
2. (masculine) few, not many
3. (masculine) un-, not

Adv

little (not much)

Noun

1. (masculine) little (a small amount)
2. (masculine) a short time, a little while

Hyphenated as

po‧co

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoko/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukos, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”). Compare French peu, Italian poco, Portuguese pouco.

Sentences

Abril frío , poco pan y poco vino .

Cold April, little bread and little wine.

Poco quedó , así que la congregación construyó una iglesia nueva en el mismo sitio .

Little remained, so the congregation built a new church on the same site.

Es un lago relativamente poco profundo , con muchos bancos de rocas .

It is a relatively shallow lake, with many rock banks.

Por lo general fue una publicación poco política y con ventas bajas .

It was usually a non-political publication with low sales.

Al poco tiempo su familia se trasladó a Madrid .

Soon his family moved to Madrid.

De la cultura de Tiwanaku se sabe muy poco .

Very little is known about Tiwanaku culture.

El que mucho abarca poco aprieta .

Don’t bite off more than you can chew. American proverb

La flota de autobuses es joven , y es renovada cada poco tiempo .

The bus fleet is young, and is renewed every few years.