giallo

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Italian giallobor.

English giallo

Borrowed from Italian giallo.

Noun

giallo (countable and uncountable, plural giallos or (rare) gialli)

1. (uncountable) A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
2. (countable) A film in this genre.

Italian

Un aperitivo giallo

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒal.lo/

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• Rhymes: -allo
• Hyphenation: giàl‧lo

Adjective

giallo (feminine gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle, diminutive giallìno or giallétto (also “sweet yellow flour roll with raisins” as a noun, in the Veneto) or giallolìno (also “Naples yellow” as a noun), augmentative giallóne, pejorative giallàccio, derogatory giallùccio)

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

   Mistero giallo.

   Crime mystery.

   Racconti gialli.

   Whodunit tales.

Noun

giallo m (plural gialli)

1. 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	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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