Chartreux

See also: chartreux

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Chartreux. Compare chartreuse.

Pronunciation

Noun

Chartreux (plural Chartreux)

  1. A member of a breed of large, blue, short-haired domestic cats, originating in France.
  2. A Carthusian monk.

French

Etymology

From Chartreuse, a city and mountain range near Grenoble where the order was founded; see Carthusian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.tʁø/
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Proper noun

Chartreux ?

  1. the Order of Carthusian
  2. a Chartreux cat

Descendants

  • → English: Chartreux
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