giallo

Definitions of giallo
  1. noun
    yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons
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    types:
    ambra
    a deep yellow color
  2. noun
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
  3. noun
    a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
  4. noun
    nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
    synonyms: rosso, tuorlo
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    type of:
    alimento, cibo, cucina, nutrimento, nutrizione
    any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
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