variants or less commonly etouffee
: a Cajun stew of shellfish or chicken served over rice

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There are small plates like mushroom etouffee and plantain hoe cake, and larger dishes such as lobster escovitch and berbere roasted chicken with jollof rice. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2024 Specialties include crawfish etouffee, shrimp Pontchartrain, and catfish stuffed with crab and topped with seafood sauce. Justine Harrington, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Louisiana French, from French à l'étouffée braised

First Known Use

circa 1933, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of étouffée was circa 1933

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“étouffée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%C3%A9touff%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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