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Italian
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
leggera
- feminine singular of leggero
Etymology 2
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
leggera f (uncountable)
- 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.
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