étouffée

/eɪ.tuːˈfeɪ/

noun

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.

OriginCajun French étouffée ← French (à l’)étouffée →
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Meanings

nounétouffée (countable and uncountable, plural étouffées)

plural étouffées · alternative étouffé · alternative etouffee

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

Origin

  1. French(à l’)étouffée“smothered; dish cooked in a closed pot”
  2. Cajun Frenchétouffée
  3. Englishétouffée

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

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APA

étouffée. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e

MLA

“étouffée.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “étouffée,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e.

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