Image:Crayola 24pack 2005.jpg|thumb|Wax crayons.
English
Etymology
From F. crayon "pencil"

Pronunciation
IPA|/�kɹei.�n/
Schoolbook Phonetics: (kr�ʹän)
Last Resort Phonetics: KRAY-ahn
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ�n|-eɪ�n

Noun
en-noun

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

Translations

Bosnian: krejon m
Chinese: ��, �� (làb�)
Croatian: krejon m, krajon m
Dutch: kleurpotlood n
Finnish: väriliitu, värit
German: Zeichenstift m
Greek: κ�αγι�νι (krayióni) n
Italian: pastello m
Japanese: ���� (kureyon)
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Korean: ��� (keureyon)
Portuguese: pastel m
Russian: �ве�ной ка�анда� (tsvetnój karandáš) m, па��ел� (pastél�) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: к�е�он m
:Roman: krejon#Serbian|krejon m
Spanish: creyón m

Verb
en-verb

1. to draw with a crayon

French
Etymology
From diminutive of craie "chalk", from L. creta

Noun
crayon

1. a pencil

crayon de couleur

1. a crayon

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