Main Entry: ¹bream

Pronunciation: \ˈbrim, ˈbrēm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural bream or breams

Etymology: Middle English breme, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brahsima bream, Middle High German brehen to shine

Date: 14th century

1 : a bronze-colored European freshwater cyprinid fish (Abramis brama); broadly : any of various related fishes
2 a : any of various marine fish (family Sparidae) related to the porgy —called also sea bream b : any of various freshwater sunfishes (Lepomis and related genera); especially : bluegill