rasher
/'ræʃə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A thin slice of bacon or ham: A "rasher" is a thin slice of bacon (or sometimes ham), typically fried or grilled. This is the most common meaning.
- A serving consisting of several such slices: It can also refer to a portion of food, often two or three slices of bacon served together.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- For breakfast, I had two rashers of bacon and an egg.
- The recipe calls for four rashers of streaky bacon.
Advanced Usage
- "A rasher of bacon": The standard collocation. While "rasher" can technically refer to ham, it is overwhelmingly used with bacon.
- He cooked a rasher of bacon until it was crispy.
Variants and Related Words
- Bacon (n): The cured meat from which rashers are cut.
- I bought a pack of bacon from the supermarket.
Synonyms
- Slice of bacon: A more descriptive synonym.
- Strip of bacon: Commonly used in American English.
Noun
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a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America
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