noun
cutting into wedges
Refers to cutting food (especially vegetables or fruit) into wedge shapes, like the teeth of a comb. Common in cooking contexts.
トマトをくし切りにしてサラダに加える。
Cut the tomato into wedges and add it to the salad.
りんごのくし切りはお弁当に便利だ。
Apple wedges are convenient for packed lunches.
Compound of くし (comb) and 切り (cutting), from the resemblance of the wedge shapes to the teeth of a comb.