étouffée
[ ey-too-fey ]
/ ˌeɪ tuˈfeɪ /
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noun, plural é·touf·fées [ey-too-feyz; French ey-too-fey]. /ˌeɪ tuˈfeɪz; French eɪ tuˈfeɪ/.
New Orleans Cooking. a stew of crayfish, vegetables, and seasonings, served over white rice.
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Origin of étouffée
<Louisiana French; French (à l')étouffée cooked in a closed vessel with little liquid, braised; noun use of feminine past participle of étouffer literally, to smother, suffocate, Old French estofer, apparently identical with estofer to stuff
Words nearby étouffée
Etonian, Eton jacket, etonogestrel, etoposide, etorphine, étouffée, Etr., étrier, etrog, Etruria, Etruscan
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How to use étouffée in a sentence
Like good étouffée and gumbo, you can never have enough when it comes to the love of real friends.