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tallado

carved

adjective tah-YAH-doh Rare
Arts & Culture Visual Arts

Also means

sculpted

Usage Note

Tallado describes something shaped by cutting, most often wood, stone, or gem. It pairs naturally with materials: madera tallada (carved wood), piedra tallada (cut stone). As a noun phrase el tallado can refer to the craft or the cut itself, especially in gem-cutting.

Examples

"El artesano vendió un caballo tallado en madera."

Natural Translation

The craftsman sold a horse carved in wood.

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