chartreuse

ʃɑːrˈtruːz

Definition

Definition of chartreuse - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

colorgreenish-yellow color

The walls were painted in a soft chartreuse.

citron

lime

olive

beverageyellow or green liqueur made by monks

He enjoyed a glass of chartreuse after dinner.

cordial

liquor

spirit

Adjective

colorshaving a bright yellowish-green color

She wore a chartreuse dress to the party.

citrus

lime

yellow-green

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greenish-yellow color
yellow or green liqueur made by monks

Origin of chartreuse

French, from the Carthusian order (monastic order)

Terms with chartreuse included in their meaning

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harlequin

adj.

colors

of a greenish-chartreuse color

Chartreuse Swizzle

drink

cocktail made with Chartreuse liqueur, lime juice, and ice

Examples of chartreuse in a sentence

The artist mixed chartreuse to achieve the desired hue.
She savored the taste of chartreuse in the cocktail.
Chartreuse is often used in traditional recipes.
The chartreuse walls brightened the room.
He bought a chartreuse bicycle for his son.

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French:chartreuse, vert jaunâtre, ...
German:Chartreuse, chartreusefarben, ...
Italian:chartreuse, ...
Spanish:verde chartreuse, verde amarillento, ...
Portuguese:chartreuse, verde-amarelado, ...
Chinese:黄绿色, 黄绿色的, ...
Japanese:シャルトリューズ, 黄緑色, ...
Arabic:شَارْتْرُوز, أَخْضَر مُصْفَرّ, ...
Hebrew:שַׁרְטְרֶז, צְהַבְהַב יְרַקְרַק, ...
Russian:шартрез, шартрезовый, ...
Ukrainian:шартрез, жовто-зелений, ...
Hindi:चार्ट्रूज़, चमकीला पीला-हरा, ...
Bengali:চার্ট্রুজ, উজ্জ্বল হলুদাভ-সবুজ, ...
Catalan:groc-verdós, verd chartreuse, ...
Czech:chartreuse, jasně žlutozelený, ...
Danish:chartreuse, gulgrøn, ...
Dutch:chartreuse, geelgroene, ...
Greek:κιτρινοπράσινο, κιτρινοπράσινος, ...
Hungarian:sártrőz, chartreusezöld, ...
Khmer:ពណ៌លឿងបៃតង, បៃតងលឿងភ្លឺ, ...
Korean:샤르트뢰즈, 밝은 노란빛 녹색의, ...
Persian:چارتروز, زرد مایل به سبز, ...
Polish:chartreuse, żółtozielony, ...
Portuguese (BR):chartreuse, verde-limão, ...
Romanian:chartreuse, galben-verzui strălucitor, ...
Swedish:grönaktig-gul, neongrön, ...
Thai:สี chartreuse, สีเขียวอมเหลือง, ...
Turkish:açık yeşil, sarımsı-yeşil, ...
Vietnamese:màu vàng xanh, màu xanh vàng, ...

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