Chartreuse

[ shahr-trooz, -troos; French shar-trœz ]

noun

1. an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
2. (lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.

adjective

1. (lowercase) of the color chartreuse.

chartreuse

/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz; ʃartrøz /

noun

1. either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
2. 1. a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
   2. ( as adjective )

      a chartreuse dress

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chartreuse¹

1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made

Word History and Origins

Origin of Chartreuse¹

C19: from French, after La Grande Chartreuse, monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is produced

Example Sentences

After Chartreuse opened for takeout in November, Luis returned to work as a delivery driver, a job he feels is safe, and still supplements his income at the catering company.

From Eater

Luis, who prefers not to use his last name, has asthma and was a server at Chartreuse in Detroit when the pandemic hit.

From Eater

A genius idea, but it is important to note that Yellow Chartreuse is better in the flambé, paired with Green to drink alongside!

From The Daily Beast

One of them (the dog, not owner) was two-tone, with a chartreuse mane and red ears.

From The Daily Beast

But green Chartreuse unhappily is not innocent; it is more than a spirit, it is a powerful drug.

From Project Gutenberg

The Bishop went forth to give him battle on the slopes of the Chartreuse, on the right bank of the river opposite the town.

From Project Gutenberg

"Coffee and chartreuse," he said to the waiter, when we had finished.

From Project Gutenberg

Chartreuse is the unsolved enigma of French compounders of liqueurs.

From Project Gutenberg

Everything about the Chartreuse was original, not only the dancers and the dances but the orchestra, the music, and the manager.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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