Marengo

(mə reŋ)

village in the Piedmont, NW Italy: site of a victory (1800) by Napoleon over the Austrians

See Marengo in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, onion, and white wine: veal Marengo.

Origin:

Origin: After Marengo, a village of northwest Italy (probably from the chicken dish served to Napoleon following his victory over the Austrians here on June 14, 1800)

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