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Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ligeyro, borrowed from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviārius, from *levius + Latin -ārius. Piecewise doublet of leveiro.
Cognate with Fala ligeru, Galician lixeiro and Spanish ligero.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ligeiro (feminine ligeira, masculine plural ligeiros, feminine plural ligeiras)
- light
- Synonym: leve
- quick, nimble
- Synonyms: ágil, rápido
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