giallo
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.
Pronunciation
Adjective
giallo (feminine gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle)
- yellow
- (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
- Mistero giallo.
- Crime mystery.
- Racconti gialli.
- Whodunit tales.
Noun
giallo m (plural gialli)
- the colour yellow
- amber, yellow (traffic signals)
- mystery, (police) case
- detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction
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See also
bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
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