See also: crayon and Crayon

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French crayon, from craie (chalk). Doublet of crión.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /kɾaˈʝon/ [kɾaˈʝõn]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kɾaˈʃon/ [kɾaˈʃõn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kɾaˈʒon/ [kɾaˈʒõn]

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cra‧yón

Noun

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crayón m (plural crayones)

  1. (Argentina, Guatemala, Honduras, Uruguay) crayon
    Synonyms: (Colombia, Venezuela, Canary Islands) creyón, (Cuba, Mexico, Peru) crayola, (Spain) cera, (Spain) lápiz de cera
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Further reading

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