chartreuse
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++char·treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [uncountable] 1. DFDa green or yellow alcoholic drink 沙特勒兹酒,荨麻酒〔一种呈绿色或黄色的酒精饮料〕2. CCa bright yellow-green colour 亮黄绿色
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chartreuse• There were squares, oblongs, and triangles of crimson, vermilion, chartreuse, ocher, magenta, and canary.Origin chartreuse (1800-1900) Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse “monastery used by a particular religious group”; because the drink is made by this religious groupchar·treuse nounChineseSyllable
a yellow or green drink alcoholic Corpus
chartreuse
char‧treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/
noun [uncountable]
2. a bright yellow-green colour
char‧treuse /ʃɑːˈtrɜːz $ ʃɑːrˈtruːz/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse 'monastery used by a particular religious group'; because the drink is made by this religious group
1. a green or yellow alcoholic drinkOrigin: Chartreuse type of strong alcoholic drink, either green or yellow in color, from French chartreuse 'monastery used by a particular religious group'; because the drink is made by this religious group
2. a bright yellow-green colour