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giallo

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Etymology

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Latin galbinus
Old French jalnebor.
Italian giallobor.
English giallo

    Borrowed from Italian giallo (literally “yellow”), in reference to the yellow covers of a series of mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929.

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    Noun

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    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

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    Un aperitivo giallo

    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense is in reference to the yellow covers of a series of mystery novels published by Mondadori from 1929.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒal.lo/[1]
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -allo
    • Hyphenation: giàl‧lo

    Adjective

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    giallo (feminine gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle, superlative giallissimo, diminutive giallìno or giallétto (also “sweet yellow flour roll with raisins” as a noun, in the Veneto) or giallolìno (also “Naples yellow” as a noun), 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

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    giallo m (plural gialli)

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

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    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

    References

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    1. ^ giallo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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