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leggero

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See also: leggerò

English

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Italian leggero.

    Adverb

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    leggero

    1. (music) Lightly, delicately, or gently.

    Italian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ledˈd͡ʒɛ.ro/
    • Rhymes: -ɛro
    • Hyphenation: leg‧gè‧ro

    Adjective

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    leggero (feminine leggera, masculine plural leggeri, feminine plural leggere, superlative leggerissimo)

    1. light (in weight)
      Antonym: pesante
      K-Meleon è un web browser davvero molto leggero
      K-Meleon is a very light web browser
    2. (music) pop
      non mi piace la musica leggera
      I don't like pop music
    3. slight
    4. thin (thicker than sottile)

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • English: leggero