Marengo

American  

[muh-reng-goh, mah-reng-gaw] / məˈrɛŋ goʊ, mɑˈrɛŋ gɔ /

noun

• Marengos
  plural

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

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

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adjective

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

   chicken marengo.

Marengo ¹ British  

/ məˈrɛŋɡəʊ /

adjective

1. (postpositive) browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, wine, etc

   chicken Marengo

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Marengo ² British  

/ məˈrɛŋɡəʊ, maˈreŋɡo /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Marengos
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Marengo

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Marengo Marengos

Traci Kyle’s home, where she’s lived since the 1990s, was one of a few left standing on her block of Marengo Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025

Nabil B called the Marengo case "the most diseased and poisoned trial ever".

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2024

There are only 1,450 Catholics in Mongolia, administered by Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, who started working in the country more than 20 years ago as a young priest.

From Reuters ● Sep. 1, 2023

“His heart burns with love for the universal church, and especially the church where she lives in a minority context,” Marengo told journalists during a recent visit to Rome.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2023

A moment later he said, “Here’s the priest from Marengo already. He’s early.”

From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

If I cannot have my war at my own doors, and hear the bands and the cannon I have paid for, I must at least have sensational battle-fields—Actiums and Waterloos and Marengos.

From Without Prejudice by Israel Zangwill