crayón

See also: crayon and Crayon

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cra‧yón

Noun

crayón m (plural crayones)

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

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