Marengo

[ muh-reng-goh; for 1 also Italian mah-reng-gaw ]

/ məˈrɛŋ goʊ; for 1 also Italian mɑˈrɛŋ gɔ /

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noun, plural Ma·ren·gos for 2.

a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.

a former gold coin of Italy, issued by Napoleon after the battle of Marengo.

adjective

(often lowercase) (of food) browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, garlic, wine, and often mushrooms and brandy: chicken marengo.

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Words nearby Marengo

Marek's disease, mare liberum, maremma, maremma sheepdog, Mare Nectaris, Marengo, mare nostrum, Mare Nubium, Marenzio, mareograph, marero

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How to use Marengo in a sentence

I walked along the banks to have a better view, and got into converse with a soldier, who had been in the battle of Marengo.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Provinces of Provence and Languedoc in the Years 1807 and 1808|Lt-Col. Pinkney
This was to122 be carried along by Marengo in a light sledge, which they had long since constructed, and taught the dog to draw.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
Marengo rushed forward and seized the struggling owl, that138 snapped its bill at him like a watchman's rattle.
Popular Adventure Tales|Mayne Reid
Since Paul's accession she had been the moving spirit in the confederacy which had only been broken up by the victory of Marengo.
History of the English People, Volume VIII (of 8)|John Richard Green

My ride to-day from Marengo has been over fine prairie land with occasionally a farm in the distance like an oasis in the desert.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier

British Dictionary definitions for Marengo (1 of 2)

Marengo¹

/ (məˈrɛŋɡəʊ) /

adjective

(postpositive) browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, wine, etcchicken Marengo

Word Origin for Marengo

C19: after a dish prepared for Napoleon after the battle of Marengo

British Dictionary definitions for Marengo (2 of 2)

Marengo²

/ (məˈrɛŋɡəʊ, Italian maˈreŋɡo) /

noun

a village in NW Italy: site of a major battle in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Austrians (1800)

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