noun, feminine/ˈisla/plural: islas
island (area of land surrounded by water); block (group of urban lots of property)
Synonyms: manzana
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.