rasher
pronunciation
How to pronounce rasher in British English:
UK [ˈræʃə(r)]
How to pronounce rasher in American English:
US [ˈræʃɚ]
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- Noun:
- a commercially important fish of the Pacific coast of North America
Word Origin
- rasher (n.)
- "thin slice of bacon or ham," 1590s, of unknown origin. Perhaps from Middle English rash "to cut," variant of rase "to rub, scrape out, erase." However, early lexicographer John Minsheu explained it in 1627 as a piece "rashly or hastily roasted."