desgajado

torn off

adjective dehs-gah-HAH-doh Rare

Also means

split away

Usage Note

Desgajado is the past participle of desgajar (to tear off a branch, to split apart) used as an adjective. It often describes a broken-off branch, a detached piece of fruit, or figuratively a group or idea separated from its origin. The root gajo means a section of citrus fruit or a branch, so the image is of something forcibly broken from a whole.

Examples

"El árbol tenía una rama desgajada por el viento."

Natural Translation

The tree had a branch torn off by the wind.

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