leggero

See also: leggerò

English

Etymology

From Italian leggero.

Adverb

leggero

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

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

Descendants

  • → English: leggero
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