creyón

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English crayon.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈʝon/ [kɾeˈʝõn] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈʃon/ [kɾeˈʃõn] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /kɾeˈʒon/ [kɾeˈʒõn] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: cre‧yón

Noun

creyón m (plural creyones)

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