In French, the word Ã©touffÃ©e means smothered. ÃtouffÃ©e can be made using different shellfish, the most popular version of the dish being Crawfish ÃtouffÃ©e, although shrimp is also used. Originally Ã©touffÃ©e was a popular dish in the Acadiana area surrounding Breaux Bridge.
acropolis. 1  the citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city. 2  the Acropolis, the citadel of Athens and the site of the Parthenon.
The Acropolis is the hill in Athens on which the Parthenon stands. Acro means high and polis means city - so it is literally the high city.Many other places in Greece have an acropolis, such as Corinth in the Peloponnese, but The Acropolis usually refers to the site of the Parthenon in Athens.he Parthenon was designed by Phidias, a famous sculptor, at the behest of Pericles, a Greek politician credited with the founding of the city of Athens and with stimulating the so-called Golden Age of Greece.