poco

POS

Adjective, Adverb

HYPHEN

po=co

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CIDE DICTIONARY

poco, adv. [It.].

A little; -- used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or movement; as, poco più allegro, a little faster; poco largo, rather slow. [1913 Webster]

∥Poco a poco [It.] (Mus.) Little by little; as, poco a poco crescendo, gradually increasing in loudness.

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

poco, adv. Mus. a little; rather (poco adagio).

Etymology

It.