chartreuse

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
noun a shade of green tinged with yellow
adjective of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur

Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.

“Will you take fin champagne, Prince, or Chartreuse? — The Yellow Crayon, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
Giuglini's voice was like green chartreuse in a liqueur-glass; Santley's like a bumper of the very best burgundy that ever was! — The Martian: A Novel, George Du Maurier
A highly esteemed liqueur, which derives its name from the celebrated monastery of the Grand Chartreuse, in France, where it is made. — Short Stories of Various Types, Unknown

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