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noun, masculine

muñón

/muˈɲon/

noun, masculine/muˈɲon/plural: muñones

the stump of a limb which has been lost; a part of the body which was incomplete at birth; deltoids; a piece of large firearm hardware made up of cylinders that hold a gun carriage in place while it is rotated

Synonyms: ñuco, deltoides

Unknown, possibly from Paleo-Hispanic; compare muñeca (“wrist”) and moño (“bun”).