étouffe-chrétien
French
noun
Definitions
- (informal) stodge, stodgy meal
Etymology
Affix from French étouffer (smother, choke) + French chrétien (Christian).
Origin
French
chrétien
Gloss
Christian
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- antichrétien French
- chrétien French
- chrétienté French
- inchrétien French
- paléochrétien French
- préchrétien French
- étouffement French
- étouffer French
- étouffoir French
- chrestien Old French
- estouffler Old French
- étouffé Louisiana Creole French