estouffade

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noun

A Southern French stew of meat added to a base of onion, garlic, tomato, etc., fried in oil and cooked very slowly in a closed container

OriginFrench estouffade →
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Meanings

nounestouffade (plural estouffades)

plural estouffades

  1. A Southern French stew of meat added to a base of onion, garlic, tomato, etc., fried in oil and cooked very slowly in a closed container

Origin

  1. Frenchestouffade
  2. Englishestouffade

From French estouffade. Doublet of stifado.

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APA

estouffade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estouffade

MLA

“estouffade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estouffade. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estouffade,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estouffade.

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