islet

Pronunciation: /ˈaɪ.lət/

The English word “islet” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A small island.
An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

Etymology

From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).

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