Added 7 October 2026
crayon
/ˈkɹeɪ̯.ɒn/ noun
Latin root: crēta Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about crayon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Writing implement consisting of a colored stick of composition wax used for writing and drawing.
verb
Origin
Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”), from craie (“chalk”) + -on (diminutive suffix), from Latin crēta (“chalk, clay”), perhaps from crētus.
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