/ˈpoko/
little (not much)
“Comí poco.” — I ate little / I didn’t eat much.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Old Spanish poco Spanish poco Inherited from Old Spanish poco, from Latin paucus. Cognate with Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, and Portuguese pouco, as well as English few.
little (a small amount); a short time, a little while
“Hablo un poco (de) inglés.” — I speak a little English.
Related: poquísimo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ukos Proto-Italic *paukos Latin paucus Old Spanish poco Spanish poco Inherited from Old Spanish poco, from Latin paucus. Cognate with Catalan poc, French peu, Italian poco, and Portuguese pouco, as well as English few.