Translation of "lacero" into English

Era vestito solo con una camicia lacera che gli arrivava alle ginocchia.

He wore only a ragged shirt that went about to his knees.

Lui aveva solo un materasso macchiato e un lenzuolo lacero.

All he had was a stained mattress and a tattered sheet.

Mi commuovevano soprattutto i bambini: erano adorabili. Molti erano denutriti e avevano gli abiti laceri, e quando sbarcavamo ci chiedevano l’elemosina.

I was especially affected by the adorable children, many of whom, undernourished and in rags, would beg from us when we went ashore.