chartreuse

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz]

Rhymes: -ɜː(r)z

• IPA^(key): [ʃɑɹˈtɹuːz], [ʃɑɹˈtɹuːs]

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Rhymes: -uːz, -uːs

Noun

chartreuse (countable and uncountable, plural chartreuses)

1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
2. A greenish-yellow colour.

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3. (art) A kind of enamelled pottery.

Adjective

chartreuse (not comparable)

1. of a bright yellowish-green colour.

Translations

of a bright yellowish-green colour

• Latin: galbinus
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See also

• Appendix:Colors

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French

Etymology

From the Chartreux (“Carthusian monks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁ.tʁøz/

Noun

chartreuse f (plural chartreuses)

1. chartreuse (liqueur)
2. a Carthusian monastery, a charterhouse

Adjective

chartreuse

1. feminine singular of chartreux

Further reading

• “chartreuse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.