rasher
/ˈɹæʃə(ɹ)/noun, verb, adjective
rasher is a noun meaning “A strip of bacon; a piece of bacon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-S-H-E-R, and it appears about once in every 21 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of rasher is rashers.
What does rasher mean?
noun
- 1
IrelandUKA strip of bacon; a piece of bacon.
- 2
IrelandUKA strip, a piece (of something, such as ham, bacon, etc).
verb
- 1
To cut into rashers.
adjective
- 1
comparative form of rash: more rash
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rasher?
- /ˈɹæʃə(ɹ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-rasher.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rasher
- rashers plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rashering participle, present
- rashered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is rasher?
Rasher appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Rasher in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a strip of bacon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tranche de bacon |
| German | Schnitte, Speckschnitte, Scheibe, Speckscheibe, Streifen, Speckstreifen |
| Portuguese | fatia de toucinho |
| Spanish | magra, lonja, loncha, feta |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does rasher come from?
Unknown origin. Said to be an alteration of rasure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).