Marengo

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural Ma·ren·gos

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

Marengo

/ maˈreŋɡo; məˈrɛŋɡəʊ /

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

Marengo

/ məˈrɛŋɡəʊ /

postpositive browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, wine, etc
chicken Marengo

Origin of Marengo¹

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

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.

This was to122 be carried along by Marengo in a light sledge, which they had long since constructed, and taught the dog to draw.

Marengo rushed forward and seized the struggling owl, that138 snapped its bill at him like a watchman's rattle.

Since Paul's accession she had been the moving spirit in the confederacy which had only been broken up by the victory of Marengo.

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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