giallo
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Un aperitivo giallo
English
Etymology
Noun
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
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
Adjective
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
giallo m (plural gialli)
- 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
| 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 |