poco a poco
English
Etymology
From Italian poco a poco.
Adverb
poco a poco (not comparable)
- (music) little by little; gradually
- Crescendo poco a poco – gradually getting louder.
Italian
Adverb
poco a poco
- little by little, step by step, gradually, bit by bit
- Synonyms: a poco a poco, gradualmente, passo a passo, piano piano
Spanish
Adverb
poco a poco
- little by little, bit by bit, step by step, gradually
- Synonyms: paso a paso, poquito a poco
Descendants
- → Belizean Creole: poako poako
Further reading
- “poco a poco”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014