The noun "chartreuse" refers to a light yellowish-green color or a type of liqueur.
La "chartreuse" è un verde giallo chiaro o un liquore aromatico, solitamente giallo o verde.
| Front | chartreuse \shahr-TROOZ, -TROOS\ |
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| Back | noun 1. A light, yellowish green. 2. An aromatic, usually yellow or green liqueur, originally made by Carthusian monks in Grenoble, France. adjective Having a light, yellowish green color. [From mountain to monastery to drink to color -- that's the circuitous route for this word's origin. La Grande Chartreuse, a monastery got its name after the Chartreuse Mountains. The liqueur got its name because it was first made by the monks in the monastery. Finally, the color got its name from the liqueur. Earliest documented use: 1806.] "The tree crowns were packed together like puffballs and shimmered with every hue, tint, and shade of green: chartreuse, emerald, lime, aquamarine, teal, bottle, olive, jade." - Douglas Preston; The El Dorado Machine; The New Yorker; May 6, 2013. |
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