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Crayola

See also: crayola

English

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Etymology 1

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Proper noun

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Crayola

  1. A surname.

Etymology 2

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Logo of Crayola
 
Crayola crayons

Coined by Alice (Stead) Binney, the wife of the founder of the company. From French craie (“chalk”) + oleaginous;[1] cf. -ola.

Proper noun

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Crayola

  1. (trademark) A brand of art supplies from the Crayola company, especially crayons.
Descendants
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  • → Bikol Central: krayóla
  • → Cebuano: krayóla
  • → Spanish: crayola
  • → Tagalog: krayola

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ “Where did the brand name Crayola originate?”, in Crayola‎[1], archived from the original on 9 September 2015.
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