Marengo

[muh-reng-goh, mah-reng-gaw]

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noun

plural

Marengos

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.

Marengo

/ ��əˈ��ɛŋɡəʊ /

adjective

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

Marengo

/ ��əˈ��ɛŋɡəʊ, maˈreŋɡo /

noun

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Marengo¹

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

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Example Sentences

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

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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".

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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.

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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.

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

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Mare Nectaris mare nostrum

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