chartreuse
noun/ʃɑːˈtrɜːz/
/ʃɑːrˈtruːz/
- [uncountable, countable] a green or yellow liqueur (= a strong, sweet, alcoholic drink)Topics Drinksc2
- [uncountable] a pale yellow or pale green colour
Word Originnamed after La Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur (sense (1)) was first made; sense (2) is an extended use.
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