leggera

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Italian

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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leggera

  1. feminine singular of leggero

Etymology 2

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From the observation that the lowest social underclass, hardly possessing more than the rags that constituted their clothing, traveled very “light”, with not more than a bag.

Noun

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leggera f (uncountable)

  1. riffraff, lumpenproletariat
    • (Can we date this quote?), “La Leggera”, A folksong from Tuscany, sung by seasonal workers brought to work in the Maremma by a train derogatorily called the “Trenino della Leggera” (the “Riffraff Train”).:
      Noi siam della leggera e poco ce ne importa.
      We are of the riffraff and we don’t care.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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