pouco
Meaning
-
- (masculine) little of something
- (masculine) a short while
Frequency
Hyphenated as
pou‧co
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpo(w).ku/
Etymology
In summary
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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