bream
/bɹɪm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.69 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
noun
An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
verb
To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.
name
A village in West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6005).
Countable; Uncountable
name
An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Countable; Uncountable
Etymology
From Middle English breme, from Old French breme, bresme, braisme, brasme (whence French brème), from Frankish *brahsma, *brahsima (whence Dutch brasem), from Proto-West Germanic *brahsmō (whence Old High German brahsma, brahsmo, brahsina, brehsina (whence German Brasse, Brachse (“bream”))), from Proto-Germanic *brahsmô, *brahsinō, *brahsmaz (“bream”), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *brehwanaz (“shining, glittery, sparkly”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerek- (“to shine”) (see braid (verb)).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /bɹɪm/
- British English: /bɹiːm/
Usage
- British usage
- Countable
- Uncountable