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Romanzo giallo
Thriller / detective novel
Literal Translation
"Yellow novel"
What it means
A crime or detective novel. In Italy the genre is called giallo because early crime paperbacks had yellow covers.
Example in context
"Amo leggere i romanzi gialli nei fine settimana."
"I love reading detective novels at the weekend."
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