ligero

/liˈxeɾo/ · B1 · adj

light, not heavy

🪶 Starts with li- like light; kin to French léger and English levity

Ligero comes from French léger, which goes back to Latin levis, light. English kept that root in levity and levitate, words for lightness and rising. Ligero and light also both start with li-.

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