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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