giallo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
giallo (countable and uncountable, plural giallos or (rare) gialli)
- (uncountable) A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
- (countable) A film in this genre.
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 gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle, diminutive giallìno or giallétto or giallolìno, augmentative giallóne, pejorative giallàccio, derogatory giallùccio)
- yellow
- involving crimes and detective work (of a story)
- Mistero giallo.
- Crime mystery.
- Racconti gialli.
- Whodunit tales.
Noun[edit]
giallo m (plural gialli)
- (color) 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]
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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