graffiti
nounmasculine/ɡɾɐˈfitɨ/medium
gra·fi·te
Definition
1. Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place. 2. A grey crystalline form of carbon used in pencils.
The tunnel was covered in colourful graffiti.
The pencil lead is made of graphite.
Common collocations
urban graffitigraffiti art
Etymology
Do italiano 'graffito'.