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解説 Definition
音楽用語で「少し」「やや」を意味します。通常は poco a poco（少しずつ）や poco più（もう少し）のような複合的な指示で使われます。
A musical direction borrowed from Italian meaning “a little” or “slightly.” It usually appears as part of a longer instruction, such as “poco a poco,” telling a performer to make a change gradually or by a small degree.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
poco はイタリア語で「少し」。英語では主に楽譜に現れる借用音楽用語で、単独より poco a poco「少しずつ」や poco più「もう少し多く」の形で読むことが多い。数量の少なさを表す paucity と同じラテン語系統に結び付け、演奏上の変化を小幅に調整する指示として覚える。
Remember poco as the Italian musical word for “a little.” In English-language music discussion, it is treated as a borrowed direction found on a score, especially inside phrases rather than as an ordinary everyday noun. The best-known phrase is poco a poco, “little by little,” which tells the performer that a change should happen gradually. You may also see poco più, meaning “a little more.” Connect the idea of a small amount with paucity, a distant English relative from the same Latin family concerning fewness or scarcity.
例文
Increase the tempo poco a poco.
テンポを少しずつ速めてください。
Play this section poco più lento.
この部分をもう少し遅く演奏してください。
poco の類義語・関連語
poco の語源・成り立ち Etymology
イタリア語 poco（少し）から。ラテン語 paucum（わずかな）に由来する。音楽用語として poco a poco（少しずつ）の形で広く使われる。関連語 paucity（不足・少数）は同じラテン語根 pauc- を持つ。「少ない」を意味するラテン語が音楽を通じて世界に広まった語。
Poco is borrowed directly from Italian poco, meaning “little,” “few,” or “not much.” The Italian form developed from Latin paucum, related to paucus, “few” or “little.” English adopted poco chiefly through Italian musical terminology, which became internationally influential. It normally remains unchanged inside expressions printed on scores, including poco a poco, literally “little by little.” English paucity belongs to the same broader Latin word family.
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