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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