poco a poco

English

Etymology

From Italian poco a poco.

Adverb

poco a poco (not comparable)

1. (music) little by little; gradually

   Crescendo poco a poco – gradually getting louder.

Italian

Adverb

poco a poco

1. 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

1. 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