Meaning

noun flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe

noun flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae

noun any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae

originFrom 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…

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