Chartreuse

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Chartreuse
1. A liqueur invented in 1605 and still made by the Carthusian monks, named for the great charterhouse (la grande Chartreuse) which is the mother house of the order, near Grenoble in southern France. It is reputed to contain more than 200 ingredients. There are three varieties: green Chartreuse is 55%, yellow 43%, and white 30% alcohol.

2. A dish turned out of a mould; more usually fruit enclosed in jelly.

chartreuse

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char·treuse / shärˈtroōz; -ˈtroōs/ • n. a pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy and aromatic herbs. ∎  a pale yellow or green color resembling this liqueur.

Chartreuse

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Chartreuse in France and French-speaking countries, a Carthusian monastery.

The drink chartreuse, a pale green or yellow liqueur made from brandy and aromatic herbs, is named after La Grande Chartreuse, the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur was first made.

chartreuse

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chartreuse liqueur made at La Grande Chartreuse, near Grenoble, XIX. — F., fem. of Chartreux CARTHUSIAN.