Marengo

M3A1R1E1N1G2O1

proper noun

A surname from Italian.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A surname from Italian.
  2. A city in Illinois; named for the Battle of Marengo in Piedmont, in which Napoleon defeated the Austrians.
  3. A town, the county seat of Iowa County, Iowa; named for the Battle of Marengo.
  4. A town in Indiana; named for the Battle of Marengo.
  5. An unincorporated community in Michigan; named for the Battle of Marengo.
  6. An unincorporated community in Adams County, Washington; named for the Battle of Marengo.
  7. An unincorporated community in Columbia County, Washington; named for early settler Louis "Marengo" Raboin.
  8. A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
  9. A town in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia
nounMarengo (plural Marengos)

plural Marengos

  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of chicken Marengo.

    A Marengo of Chicken can only be produced in perfection from a young bird. It is a very appetising dish.

    1911, Arthur Gay Payne, Cookery for Common Ailments, page 152
    1 more example

    Another writer, Frank Richardson, pointed out how common it was to find a Marengo dish without any chicken in it.

    2011, Andrew Uffindell, Napoleon's Chicken Marengo

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