The old waggon pulled up near an olive grove, and we ate our mungaree among ancient, grey-leaved trees.
It was as welcome to me as the sight of the stores was to the rest of the squadron when I arrived back at the head of a team of pack-mules with the much-coveted mungaree.
Eggs are cooked by the thousand as mungaree for soldiers.
We get plenty of mungaree but I know that the Civil population are very hard pressed
I filled in the morning trying to finish the sketch and nearly got through, but mungaree-time and frozen fingers hauled me up.
He shook him off, like a horse shaking off a fly, said "mungaree" and proceeded toward the restaurant.
Origin
Mid 19th century: corruption of Italian mangiare 'to eat'.