ligero

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ligero, borrowed from Old French legier (modern French léger), from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from Latin levis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈxeɾo/ [liˈxe.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: li‧ge‧ro

Adjective

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

1. light, not heavy

   Synonym: (formal) liviano

   Antonym: pesado

Derived terms

• a la ligera
• aligerar
• caballería ligera
• industria ligera
• infantería ligera
• ligeramente
• ligereza
• ligero de cascos
• novela ligera
• paso ligero
• perico ligero
• tomar a la ligera
• ultraligero

Related terms

• leve
• llevar

Further reading

• “ligero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025