śal

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Etymology

From Old French jalne from Latin galbinus. Compare Italian giallo.

The crime fiction sense derives from the cheap paper used for crime literature, which becomes yellow as it ages.

Pronunciation

un bévar śal
a yellow glass
  • IPA(key): /ˈzal/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: śal

Adjective

śal (masculine plural śai, feminine śala, feminine plural śali) (Mirandola)

  1. yellow
  2. (of a story) involving crimes and detective work
    mistēr śalcrime mystery
    cont śalwhodunit tales

Noun

śal m (plural śai)

  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

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