| 释义 |
étouf·fée
noun
or etouf·fee \ˌātüˈfā, ˌet-\
(plural étouffées or etouffees \-ˈfāz, -ˈfā\)
Etymology: Louisiana French, from French à l'étouffée braised, literally, in a smothered manner, from feminine of étouffé, past participle of étouffer to smother, from Old French estofer, alteration (influenced by estofer to supply amply) of estoper to obstruct — more at estop stuff
: a Cajun stew of shellfish or chicken served over rice |