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isla.

island (area of land surrounded by water)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈisla/[ˈis.la][ˈizla][ˈih.la]Argentina, Chile
  1. island (area of land surrounded by water)

    feminine
  2. block (group of urban lots of property)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish isla, from Vulgar Latin *īsula, from Latin īnsula (compare Catalan illa, French île, Galician insua, Italian isola, Portuguese ínsua). Doublet of ínsula, a borrowing. Cognate with English isle but false cognate of English island.

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