giallo

English

Etymology

Italian giallo.

Noun

giallo (countable and uncountable, plural giallos or (rare) gialli)

  1. (uncountable) A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
  2. (countable) A film in this genre.

Italian
Un aperitivo giallo

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒal.lo/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -allo
  • Hyphenation: giàl‧lo

Adjective

giallo (feminine gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle, diminutive giallìno or giallétto or giallolìno, augmentative giallóne, pejorative giallàccio, derogatory giallùccio)

  1. yellow
  2. involving crimes and detective work (of a story)
    Mistero giallo.
    Crime mystery.
    Racconti gialli.
    Whodunit tales.

Noun

giallo m (plural gialli)

  1. yellow
  2. amber, yellow (traffic signals)
  3. mystery, (police) case
  4. detective fiction, detective novel, detective story; crime fiction; whodunit; pulp fiction

See also
Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     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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