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chartreuse.

A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.

10 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɑɹˈtɹuːz/General-American/ʃɑɹˈtɹuːs/General-American
  1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.

    countable · uncountable
  2. A greenish-yellow color.

    countable · uncountable
  3. A kind of enamelled pottery.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A French dish of vegetables (and sometimes meat) wrapped tightly in a decorative layer of salad or vegetable leaves and cooked in a dome-shaped mould.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.

adj/ʃɑːˈtɹɜːz/Received-Pronunciation/ʃɑɹˈtɹuːz/General-American/ʃɑɹˈtɹuːs/General-American
  1. Of a bright yellowish-green colour.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.

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