lixeiro

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Galician

Etymology

    From Old Galician-Portuguese ligeiro (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French legier, from Vulgar Latin *leviarius, from levis (light). Compare Portuguese ligeiro, Spanish ligero.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    lixeiro (feminine lixeira, masculine plural lixeiros, feminine plural lixeiras)

    1. light (of low weight)
      Synonyms: leve, livián
      Antonym: pesado
      • 2007 , Nicolás Gómez, “Material técnico cinematográfico”, in Xosé López, Mamen Quintas, Susana Pego, editors, Actas do II Congreso Galego Audiovosial, Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega; A Coruña: Academia Galega do Audiovisual, →ISBN, Encontros, page 371:
        O nivel de ruído é lixeiramente alto para o son en directo, 27 decibelios, pero é utilizable segundo as condicións e segundo que tipo de rodaxe, fotómetro directo con lectura a través do propio obxectivo, e ten un peso razoablemente lixeiro, 7 quilos, para ser unha cámara de estudio en 16 milímetros.
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      • 2024 June 27, Maria del Carmen Echevarría Figueroa, “O UM24 ao descuberto: chasis máis lixeiro, aerodinámica máis eficiente e motor cun novo sistema de refrixeración”, in Universidade de Vigo, Vigo
    2. light (gentle)
      Synonyms: maino, suave
    3. fast, swift
      Synonym: rápido
      Andemos con paso lixeiroLet's walk at a fast pace
    4. slight (small in amount)
      • 1999, Fernando F. Ramallo, “Caracterización sociolingüística do empregado público galego”, in Rosario Álvarez, Dolores Vilavedra, editors, Cinguidos por unha arela común: homenaxe ó profesor Xesús Alonso Montero, volume 1, Santiago de Compostela: USC, →ISBN, page 845:
        Esta porcentaxe é moi similar en cada unha das categorías profesionais, cun lixeiro aumento en B, C e D.
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    5. frivolous
      Synonym: frívolo
    6. (of soil) shallow; dry

    Derived terms

    Adverb

    lixeiro

    1. quickly, swiftly
      Synonym: rápido
      Andemos lixeiro.Let's walk swiftly.

    References

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From lixo (garbage) +‎ -eiro (-eer).

    Pronunciation

     
     

    • Rhymes: -ejɾu
    • Hyphenation: li‧xei‧ro

    Noun

    lixeiro m (plural lixeiros, feminine lixeira, feminine plural lixeiras)

    1. garbage collector (person who collects and disposes of waste)
    2. rubbish bin (small container for waste)
      Synonyms: lixo, lixeira

    Further reading

    • lixeiro” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913