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Marengo: Meaning and Definition of

Ma•ren•go

Pronunciation: (mu-reng'gō for 1 also It. mä-reng'gô), [key]
— n., pl. adj. -gos
—n.
  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.
—adj.
  1. (often l.c.) (of food) browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, garlic, wine, and often mushrooms and brandy: chicken marengo.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
Mare Nectaris mare nostrum*
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