The word 'roughly-chopped' is a compound formed from 'roughly' (from 'rough') and 'chopped' (from 'chop'), describing the manner in which something is cut.

'Roughly' comes from 'rough' (Middle English 'rof', Old English 'ruh'), and 'chopped' is the past participle of 'chop' (Middle English 'choppen'). The compound 'roughly-chopped' is a modern descriptive term.

Initially, 'roughly' meant 'in a rough manner' and 'chopped' meant 'cut with repeated blows'. Together, 'roughly-chopped' evolved to mean 'cut in a coarse or non-uniform way'.