What does giallo in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word giallo in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use giallo in Italian.

The word giallo in Italian means yellow, yellow, detective story, thriller, mystery, yellow face, yellow card, detective movie, crime movie, chrome yellow, straw yellow, saffron yellow, egg yolk, detective novel, Chink, yellow gold, crime novel, yellow semolina. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word giallo

yellow

aggettivo (di colore giallo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ho detto che voglio il sacchetto giallo.
I said that I wanted the yellow bag.

yellow

sostantivo maschile (il colore giallo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Non mi è mai piaciuto il giallo come colore delle pentole.
I've never liked yellow as a color for pots.

detective story, thriller

sostantivo maschile (genere letterario, cinematografico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I gialli sono la mia passione.
I love detective stories.

mystery

sostantivo maschile (caso inspiegabile)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quel giornalista scriveva sempre dei più appassionanti gialli di cronaca della storia.
That journalist always wrote about the most interesting real life mysteries in history.

yellow face

aggettivo (spregiativo (di etnia orientale) (offensive)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
A forza di stare in mezzo ai gialli sei diventato come loro.
You've been with yellow faces so long you've become just like them.

yellow card

(soccer)

detective movie, crime movie

sostantivo maschile (genere cinematografico)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chrome yellow

straw yellow

(literal)

saffron yellow

egg yolk

detective novel

sostantivo maschile (tipo di romanzo)

Chink

(offensivo) (Offensive!!)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

yellow gold

crime novel

yellow semolina

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