Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'"

Crayola is a French word that means 'Oily chalk.'" is a Language Fact in the Language Facts category.

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908 days ago

Anonymous

French is my first language and I never knew that crayola has a signification

486 days ago

Anonymous

That is why they taste so good

435 days ago

Anonymous

Don't know how that could be.... "cray-" means chalk alright... but "ola" certainly doesn't mean oil (which is "huile"

, at least, not in French.

272 days ago

Anonymous

Crayola is actually a brand that makes "oily chalk", but is by no means a French word.