Marengo

[ muh-reng-goh; Italian mah-reng-gaw ]

noun

, plural Ma·ren·gos

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.

adjective

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

   chicken marengo.

Marengo

¹

/ məˈrɛŋɡəʊ /

adjective

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

   chicken Marengo

Marengo

²

/ məˈrɛŋɡəʊ; maˈreŋɡo /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Marengo¹

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

Example Sentences

A man stabbed a woman waiting at a bus stop at Marengo and State streets in northeast L.A. on Monday morning, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times

The court president said the "Marengo" trial - named after the codeword for the police operation which led to the arrests - was about "ruthless, disruptive violence".

From BBC

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

He has made cardinals out of their leaders to show the universal reach of the 1.3-billion strong Catholic Church, including the head of the Mongolian church, Cardinal Giorgio Marengo.

From Seattle Times

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