Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

giallo

/ˈdʒæloʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: gial-lo
IPA: /ˈdʒæloʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.

Uncountable

noun

A film in this genre.

Countable

Etymology

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈdʒæloʊ/
British English: /ˈdʒaləʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

giallos (plural) gialli (plural, rare)

Rhymes With

shallow marshmallow aloe fallow callow tallow mallow hallow sallow gallow ballow sallower

Questions

How do you pronounce giallo?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒæloʊ/.
What does giallo mean?: A genre of Italian cinema mixing mystery and thriller with psychological elements.
Where does giallo come 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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