Etouffee Definition

āto͝o-fā
etouffee
noun
A Cajun stew, typically of crayfish or shrimp in a sauce of vegetables, spices, and a well-browned roux, served over rice.
Webster's New World

Origin of Etouffee

  • Louisiana French from French (à l')étouffée stewed alteration (influenced by étouffer to smother) of étuvée past participle of étuver to stew from Old French estuver stew

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Louisiana-French.

    From Wiktionary

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