étouffé

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See also: étouffe

English

Noun

étouffé (countable and uncountable, plural étouffés)

  1. Alternative spelling of étouffée

French

Participle

étouffé (feminine étouffée, masculine plural étouffés, feminine plural étouffées)

  1. past participle of étouffer

Further reading

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French étouffer (to smother), compare Haitian Creole toufe.

Verb

étouffé

  1. to smother

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales