rasher

¹ American  

[rash-er] / ˈræʃ ər /

noun

1. a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.

2. a portion or serving of bacon, usually three or four slices.

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rasher ² American  

[rash-er] / ˈræʃ ər /

noun

1. vermilion rockfish.

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rasher British  

/ ˈræʃə /

noun

1. a thin slice of bacon or ham

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Etymology

Origin of rasher¹

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain

Origin of rasher²

1875–80, perhaps < Spanish rascacio; see rascasse

Example Sentences

As written, the recipe needs nothing more than a generous swipe of cultured butter and a plate of soft scrambled eggs, maybe a rasher of bacon if you’re feeling traditional.

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2025

Braised wagyu beef cheek was less tender than it should have been, but butter and dark chocolate enriched the sauce, cambozola sharpened the accompanying gratin, and a crisp rasher of speck capped the dish.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2018

Matt made a sandwich with two angus patties with red onion, cheddar, caramelized onions, rasher bacon, grilled pineapple, a fried egg, tomato chili jam and aioli wrapped in lettuce.

From Time • Aug. 4, 2015

David Lean's grimly black-and-white Oliver Twist, released in 1948, muffles the book's raw, coarse alternation of murder and mockery, which Dickens likened to the layers of meat and fat in a rasher of streaky bacon.

From The Guardian • Aug. 20, 2011

He will drop me like a rasher of bacon into some gigantic frying-pan sizzling with fat.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl