 Dauphiné and Provence were close to and had commercial ties with Italy, and in 1809, the "Dictionaire des patois de l'Isère" (Dictionary of the Dialects of the Isère) defined "zinzolin" or "gingeolin" as a color approaching a clear yellow.The "patois" of the Isère could have in this way adopted or adapted an Italian usage.En 1911 a satirical work mentioned "the taste for pale upholstery fabrics, lemon yellows, pistachio greens, zinzolin greys, evanescent pinks", and in 2002 there is a reference to "zinzolin" blue .