ÉTOUFFÉE Meaning of ÉTOUFFÉE in English [ ˌeɪtu:'feɪ ]■ noun US a spicy Cajun stew made with vegetables and seafood.OriginFr., past participle of étouffer 'stifle, suffocate, choke'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004