Etymology

étouffée

Today it means: A spiced Cajun stew of meat (crayfish, shellfish, alligator, chicken or another meat) and vegetables, typically cooked in a closed pot and then served with rice. Full definition →

Cajun French étouffée ← French (à l’)étouffée
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The story

  1. French · derived from(à l’)étouffée“smothered; dish cooked in a closed pot”
  2. Cajun French · borrowed frométouffée
  3. English todayétouffée

Borrowed from Cajun French étouffée, from French (à l’)étouffée (“smothered; dish cooked in a closed pot”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.