different between absinthe vs chartreuse

English

Alternative forms

• absinth

Etymology

French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ???????? (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæn?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æb.s?n?/, /?æb.sæ??/

Noun

absinthe (countable and uncountable, plural absinthes)

1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood. [from 1350–1470]
2. (figuratively) Bitterness; sorrow. [from 1350–1470]
3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs. [from mid 19^th c.]

   Synonym: (colloquial) green fairy
4. (color) A moderate yellow green. [from late 19^th c.]

   Synonym: absinthe green

5. (US) Sagebrush.

Usage notes

• (wormwood): Absinth is the preferred spelling of this sense only.

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• absinthe on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enhabits

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin absinthium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.s??t/

Noun

absinthe f (plural absinthes)

1. wormwood (Artemisia absinthium)
2. absinthe

   Synonym: fée verte

Descendants

• ? Catalan: absenta
• ? English: absinthe
• ? Norwegian Bokmål: absint
• ? Portuguese: absinto

Further reading

• “absinthe” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• absinthe on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chartreuse. Doublet of charterhouse.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): [????t???z]

Rhymes: -??(r)z

• (US) IPA^(key): [????t?u?z], [????t?u?s]

Rhymes: -u?z, -u?s

Noun

chartreuse (countable and uncountable, plural chartreuses)

1. A yellow or green liqueur made by Carthusian monks.
2. A greenish-yellow colour.

3. (art) A kind of enamelled pottery.

Adjective

chartreuse (not comparable)

1. of a bright yellowish-green colour.

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Colors

French

Etymology

From the Chartreux (“Carthusian monks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?.t?øz/

Noun

chartreuse f (plural chartreuses)

1. chartreuse (liqueur)
2. (originally) Grande Chartreuse;or any Carthusian monastery (a charterhouse)

Descendants

• ? English: chartreuse
• ? English: charterhouse

Adjective

chartreuse

1. feminine singular of chartreux

Further reading

• “chartreuse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
• Chartreuse (liqueur)