Definition of gourami
plural gourami
or gouramis
also gouramies
:any of numerous African and Asian tropical freshwater bony fishes (order Perciformes): such 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
