Main Entry:

gou·ra·mi

Pronunciation:

\gü-ˈrä-mē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

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

Etymology:

Malay dialect (Java), from Javanese graméh

Date:

1878

: 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