giallo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed 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
- Mistero giallo.
- Crime mystery.
- Racconti gialli.
- Whodunit tales.
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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See also[edit]
| Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| bianco | grigio | nero | ||
| rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone | giallo; 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 | ||
| violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora | ||
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