noun
rough cut; coarse cutting
Refers to cutting something roughly or into large pieces, often in cooking or preliminary shaping. Can also be used figuratively for a rough or approximate division.
野菜は粗切りにしてから煮込むと、味がよく染みる。
If you cut the vegetables into rough pieces before simmering, the flavor soaks in well.
この段階ではまだ粗切りなので、細かい調整は後で行います。
At this stage it's still a rough cut, so we'll make fine adjustments later.
Compound of 粗 (rough, coarse) and 切り (cutting, from 切る). The reading あらぎり follows standard kun'yomi. The variant 荒切り uses a kanji with a similar meaning.