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islote

islet

noun ees-LOH-teh Rare

Origin: Augmentative/diminutive of isla (island) via -ote suffix.

Also means

small island

Usage Note

Islote denotes a very small island, often rocky and uninhabited — smaller than an isla and typically not large enough to sustain a permanent population. The suffix -ote here functions diminutively rather than augmentatively, as it sometimes does in Spanish. Plural islotes is regular.

Examples

"Los pájaros anidan en ese islote rocoso."

Natural Translation

The birds nest on that rocky islet.

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