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giallo

Syllables: gial·loUK/ˈdʒaləʊ/US/ˈdʒæloʊ/

giallo noun: a genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.

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.

Forms of giallo

pluralgiallos
plural (rare)gialli

Origin of giallo

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

Words that rhyme with giallo

Questions about giallo

What does giallo mean?
Giallo means a genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
What part of speech is giallo?
Giallo is a noun.
How do you pronounce giallo?
Giallo is pronounced /ˈdʒaləʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of giallo?
The plural of giallo is giallos.

Words near giallo in the dictionary

  1. Giacomini veins
  2. Giacominis
  3. Giaimo
  4. Giaimos
  5. gialli
  6. giallo
  7. giallolino
  8. giallos
  9. Giambalvo
  10. Giambalvos
  11. giambeux

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