Bream

Pronunciation

• British IPA: /bɹiːm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

From Old French braisme (compare French brème), from Frankish *brahsima (compare Dutch brasem).

Full definition of bream

Noun

1. A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
2. (British) A species in that genus, Abramis brama.
3. An American fresh-water fish, of various species of and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
4. A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See sea bream.

Synonyms

• (Abramis brama) carp bream

Derived terms

• silver bream
• white bream

Anagrams

• Amber, amber, embar

Compare broom, and German brennen (as in ein Schiff brennen).

Verb

1. (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scraping.