Chartreux

See also: chartreux

English

Chartreux

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chartreux.

Noun

Chartreux (plural Chartreux)

1. A member of a breed of large blue short-haired domestic cats, originating in France.
2. A Carthusian monk.

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French

Etymology

From Chartreuse, a city and mountain range near Grenoble where the order was founded; see Carthusian.

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Proper noun

Chartreux ?

1. the Order of Carthusian
2. a Chartreux cat

Related terms

• chartreux, chartreuse