/meuh reng"goh/ ; for 1 also It. /mah rddeng"gaw/ , n. , pl. Marengos for 2, adj.
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.
3. ( often l.c. ) (of food) browned in oil and cooked with tomatoes, garlic, wine, and often mushrooms and brandy: chicken marengo.