giallo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
giallo (feminine singular gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle)
- yellow
- (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
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Mistero giallo.
- Crime mystery.
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Racconti gialli.
- Whodunit tales.
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Noun[edit]
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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| Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rosso | verde | giallo | crema | bianco |
| cremisi | magenta | blu petrolio, foglia di tè | limetta | rosa |
| indaco | blu | arancione | grigio | violetto |
| nero | viola | marrone | azzurro | ciano |
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