/ ʃɑːˈtrɜːz; NAmE ʃɑːrˈtruːz/ noun [ U ]
1.
a green or yellow liqueur (= a strong sweet alcoholic drink)
2.
a pale yellow or pale green colour
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WORD ORIGIN
named after La Grande Chartreuse , the Carthusian monastery near Grenoble, where the liqueur (sense 1) was first made; sense 2 is an extended use.