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gourami

/ɡuːˈrɑmiː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.60 in modern English

Syllables
goura-mi
IPA
/ɡuːˈrɑmiː/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡuːˈrɑmiː/
  • British English: /ɡʊˈrɑːmi/

Inflected Forms

gouramis (plural) gouramies (plural)

Phrases

climbing gourami croaking gourami dwarf gourami kissing gourami

Frequently Paired Words

climbing gourami kissing gourami

Synonyms

water pig

Questions

How do you pronounce gourami?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡuːˈrɑmiː/.
What does gourami mean?
An edible freshwater fish of the family Osphronemidae.
Where does gourami come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce gourami

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