giallo

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): /ˈdʒal.lo/, [ˈd͡ʒälːo]
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  • Hyphenation: giàl‧lo
  • Rhymes: -allo

Adjective

giallo (feminine singular gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle)

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

Noun

giallo m (plural gialli)

  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

See also
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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