Origin: French suffix -euse
Chartreuse has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:
Noun · Adjective · Proper Noun
aromatic green or yellow liqueur flavored with orange peel and hyssop and peppermint oils; made at monastery near Grenoble, France
a shade of green tinged with yellow
A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur
of a bright yellowish-green colour.
A female given name
The word comes from the French chartreuse, which refers to a monastery associated with the Carthusian order. It is related to the English word "charterhouse," sharing the same root meaning.