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gourami

[ goo-rah-mee ]

noun

plural (especially collectively) gourami, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) gouramis.
  1. a large, air-breathing, nest-building, freshwater Asiatic fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food.
  2. any of several small, air-breathing, nest-building Asiatic fishes of the genera Trichogaster, Colisa, and Trichopsis, often kept in aquariums.


gourami

/ ˈɡʊə°ùÉ™³¾Éª /

noun

  1. a large SE Asian labyrinth fish, Osphronemus goramy, used for food and (when young) as an aquarium fish
  2. any of various other labyrinth fishes, such as Helostoma temmincki ( kissing gourami ), many of which are brightly coloured and popular aquarium fishes
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gourami1

1875–80; < Malay ( Java dial.) gurami < Javanese ²µ°ù²¹³¾Ã©³ó
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of gourami1

from Malay gurami
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Which kind of animal is a gourami?

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At first she kept every angelfish, betta and gourami.

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You needn’t approach your partner like a kissing gourami to express passion with your mouth; you can sensually peck, suck on your partner’s lips, flick your tongue, and all extremely gently.

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A deep-fried gourami is laid out, headless but tail and fins intact, on an altar of fried rice threaded with more pieces of fish: buried treasure.

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Recommended Dishes Moo ping; fried fish ball; white radish cake; crispy mussels pancake; Tiger Cry; crispy duck with basil; crispy gourami fried rice; laab moo; papaya salad.

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