poco a poco
[ poh-koh ah poh-koh; Italian paw-kaw ah paw-kaw ]
/ ˈpoʊ koʊ ɑ ˈpoʊ koʊ; Italian ˈpɔ kɔ ɑ ˈpɔ kɔ /
adverb Music.
gradually; little by little: poco a poco accelerando.
Origin of poco a poco
Borrowed into English from Italian around 1850–55
Words nearby poco a poco
pockies,
pockmark,
pockmarked,
pocky,
poco,
poco a poco,
pococurante,
pocono mountains,
pocosin,
pocul.,
poculiform
British Dictionary definitions for poco a poco
poco a poco
adverb
(in combination) music
little by little
poco a poco rall
Word Origin for poco a poco
Italian