Marengo

American  

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

noun

plural

Marengos

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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Etymology

Origin of Marengo

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

Example Sentences

South Marengo showcases homes by famed Craftsman architect Louis B. Easton as well Craftsman bungalow courts, featuring bunches of Craftsman homes grouped around common spaces.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 8, 2025

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

Francis last year upped the Mongolian church’s standing when he made a cardinal out of its leader, the Italian missionary Giorgio Marengo.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2023

Small houses, grand farmhouses, and the Paradise Park Campground, which would have been a perfect stop for the night, if it weren’t a few miles shy of her destination: Marengo, Illinois.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti