Chartreuse
noun
an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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chartreusenouneither of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
Chartreuse
American
[shahr-trooz, -troos, sha r -trœz]
/ ʃɑrˈtruz, -ˈtrus, ʃarˈtrœz /
noun
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an aromatic liqueur, usually yellow or green, made by the Carthusian monks at Grenoble, France, and, at one time, at Tarragona, Spain.
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(lowercase) a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge.
adjective
chartreuse
British
/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz, ʃartrøz /
noun
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either of two liqueurs, green or yellow, made from herbs and flowers
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a colour varying from a clear yellowish-green to a strong greenish-yellow
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( as adjective )
a chartreuse dress
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Etymology
Origin of Chartreuse
1865–70; < French, after La Grande Chartreuse, Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur is made
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It isn’t quite brat—more akin to the Yellow Chartreuse liqueur.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
“There’s only so much Chartreuse you can make without ruining the balance of monastic life,” said the Rev. Michael K. Holleran, a former monk who oversaw Chartreuse production from 1986 to 1990.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
Other restaurants removed their Chartreuse offerings rather than use a substitute.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 18, 2023
“I definitely treat the front yard differently than the backyard,” says Lisa Bauer, the owner of Chartreuse Landscape Design in Seattle and winner of multiple awards at the Northwest Flower & Garden Festival.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2022
This was like the light in Chartreuse liqueur, like the green flash, and I kept wondering, How did I escape?
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
Where it’s not peeling off around the edges, it’s covered in chartreuse algae.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2026
Come Sunday, Raman, wearing jeans and a chartreuse cardigan, was greeting bike riders at a Sawtelle coffee shop and speaking to a phone bank group at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
In Christie’s Linda, we have a more relatable menopausal role model than the Hulk, not to mention one that isn't a radioactive tone of chartreuse.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
I spot a long chartreuse dress with a flower detail that I would never wear but am deeply intrigued by.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Snowy white chaises with chartreuse pillows, jade bedcurtains and saffron drapes, fuchsia walls and garnet tapestries.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
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