clarión

See also: clarion and Clarion

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French crayon (“pencil”). Doublet of crayón and crión.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klaˈɾjon/ [klaˈɾjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: cla‧rión

Noun

clarión m (plural clariones)

chalk
Synonyms: tiza (Spain), gis (Mexico)

Related terms

crayón

Further reading

“clarión”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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