giallo
Meaning
Concepts
Synonyms
romanzo giallo
color oro
icterus
giall’
ghjiàllu
jàllu
giàllu -jàllo
Frequency
Hyphenated as
giàl‧lo
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒal.lo/
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.
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