giallo

Italian

Un aperitivo giallo

Etymology

Borrowing from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒälːo], /ˈdʒallo/

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• Hyphenation: giàl‧lo
• Rhymes: -allo

Adjective

giallo (feminine singular gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle)

1. yellow
2. (of a story) involving crimes and detective work

   Mistero giallo.

   Crime mystery.

   Racconti gialli.

   Whodunit tales.

Noun

giallo m (plural gialli)

1. the colour yellow
2. amber, yellow (traffic signals)
3. mystery, (police) case
4. detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction

Related terms

• giallastro
• gialleggiare
• gialligno
• giallista
• giallognolo
• giallorosa
• giallume
• ingiallire

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
bianco	grigio	nero	marrone
rosa	rosso, cremisi	arancione	giallo, crema
limetta	verde	{{{mint green}}}, {{{dark green}}}	ciano, blu petrolio, foglia di tè
azzurro	blu	violetto, indaco	magenta, viola

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• gallio