ligero

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French léger, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈxeɾo/, [liˈxe.ɾo]
• Hyphenation: li‧ge‧ro

Adjective

ligero (feminine ligera, masculine plural ligeros, feminine plural ligeras)

1. light, not heavy

   Synonym: (formal) liviano

   Antonym: pesado

Derived terms

• aligerar
• industria ligera
• ligeramente
• ligereza
• ligero de cascos
• ultraligero

Related terms

• leve
• llevar

Further reading

• “ligero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014