muñón

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia; compare muñeca (“wrist”) and moño (“bun”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈɲon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: mu‧ñón

Noun

muñón m (plural muñones)

  1. the stump of a limb which has been lost
    Synonym: ñuco
  2. a part of the body which was incomplete at birth
  3. deltoids
    Synonym: deltoides
  4. (military) a piece of large firearm hardware made up of cylinders that hold a gun carriage in place while it is rotated

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