koi
noun/kɔɪ/
/kɔɪ/
(also koi carp
/ˌkɔɪ ˈkɑːp/
/ˌkɔɪ ˈkɑːrp/
)(plural koi or koi carp)
- a large fish originally from Japan, often kept in fish ponds
Topics Fish and shellfishc2锦鲤(观赏鱼,源自日本) Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Japanese, ‘carp’.