giallo

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): /ˈdʒal.lo/, [ˈd͡ʒälːo]

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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

 

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