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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Prepared with tomatoes, mushrooms, garlic, onion, and white wine.

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  • noun a battle in 1800 in which the French under Napoleon Bonaparte won a great victory over the Austrians

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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[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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