gourami

noun gou·ra·mi \gü-ˈrä-mē\

plural gou·ra·mi or gou·ra·mis also gou·ra·mies

Definition of GOURAMI

: any of numerous African and Asian tropical freshwater bony fishes (order Perciformes): as

a : a large Asian food fish (Osphronemus goramy of the family Osphronemidae)

b : any of various small fishes (families Belontiidae and Helostomatidae) often kept in aquariums

Malay dialect (Java), from Javanese graméh

First Known Use: 1878

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