bream1

 
Pronunciation: /briːm/

noun (plural )

  • a greenish-bronze deep-bodied freshwater fish native to Europe.
    • Abramis brama, family Cyprinidae
  • used in names of other fishes resembling or related to the bream, e.g. sea bream, Ray’s bream.

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French bresme, of Germanic origin; related to German Brachsen, Brassen