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dentado

toothed

adjective dehn-TAH-doh Rare

Origin: From diente (tooth) + -ado

Also means

serrated; jagged

Usage Note

Dentado describes an edge or surface with tooth-like projections — hoja dentada (serrated leaf), rueda dentada (cogwheel, gear). In botany it describes the toothed margin of a leaf (margen dentado). The phrase rueda dentada is the standard term for a gear or cog in mechanical Spanish, making this word common in technical contexts.

Examples

"La hoja del cuchillo tiene un filo dentado muy afilado."

Natural Translation

The knife blade has a very sharp serrated edge.

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