giallo.
A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
Meaning & usage
A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
A film in this genre.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree 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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.