crayon

 
Pronunciation: /ˈkreɪən/

noun

  • a pencil or stick of coloured chalk or wax, used for drawing: a red crayon [as modifier]: crayon drawings

verb

[with object]
  • draw with a crayon or crayons: Will crayoned a picture on a legal pad [no object]: a child crayoning in a colouring book

Origin:

mid 17th century: from French, from craie 'chalk', from Latin creta