aos poucos
Portuguese, adverb/aws ˈpo(w).kus/
aos poucos is spelled A-O-S-P-O-U-C-O-S (9 letters). Aos poucos is a Portuguese adverb meaning “little by little” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does aos poucos mean in English?
adverb
- 1
little by little
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. gradativamente, paulatinamente
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce aos poucos?
- Brazil /aws ˈpo(w).kus/
- Brazil [aʊ̯s ˈpo(ʊ̯).kus]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to aos poucos
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.