crayon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French crayon "pencil"

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɹei.ən/
• Schoolbook Phonetics: (krāʹän)
• Last Resort Phonetics: KRAY-ahn
• Rhymes: -eɪən

[edit] Noun

crayon (plural crayons)

1. a stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to crayon (third-person singular simple present crayons, present participle crayoning, simple past and past participle crayoned)

1. to draw with a crayon

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From diminutive of craie "chalk", from Latin creta

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

crayon

1. a pencil

crayon de couleur

1. a crayon