étouffer
French
homophones-er
Definitions
- (ambitransitive) to choke
- (figuratively) to stop, to inhibit, to prevent
Etymology
Inherited from Old French estouffler.
Origin
Old French
estouffler
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- chrétien French
- étouffe-chrétien French
- étouffement French
- étouffoir French
- estouffler Old French
- étouffé Louisiana Creole French