gourami

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UK/ɡʊˈrɑːmi/US/ɡuːˈrɑmiː//ɡəˈrɑmiː/[ɡɚˈɑmɪj]

noun

An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.

Similar
water pig
OriginFrench gourami ← Malay gurami ← Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ →
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Meanings

noungourami (plural gouramis or gouramies)

plural gouramis · plural gouramies

  1. An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.

    Synonyms: water pig

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.

Similar
water pig
Also see
water pig

Origin

  1. Javaneseꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ
  2. Malaygurami
  3. Frenchgourami
  4. Englishgourami

From French gourami, from Malay gurami, from Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦩꦶ (gurami).

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Translations

Bulgarian трихогастер
  • трихогастер (trihogaster)fish of the family Osphronemidae
Finnish rihmakala
  • rihmakalafish of the family Osphronemidae
French gourami
  • gouramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Indonesian gurami
  • guramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Japanese グラミー
  • グラミーfish of the family Osphronemidae
Malay gurami
  • guramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Polish gurami
  • guramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Russian гура́ми
  • гура́ми (gurámi)fish of the family Osphronemidae
Spanish gurami
  • guramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Tagalog gurami
  • guramifish of the family Osphronemidae
Vietnamese cá sặc, sặc
  • cá sặcfish of the family Osphronemidae
  • sặcfish of the family Osphronemidae
Cite this entry
APA

gourami. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourami

MLA

“gourami.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourami. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gourami,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gourami.

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