Islay
Meanings
name
- The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.
noun
- Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.
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Etymology
Derived from Scottish Gaelic Ìle, but probably ultimately of non-Indo-European (substrate) origin, along with other uncertain names in Scotland such as Skye, Lewis, and Arran. The silent s in this word, as in island, is due to an unetymological association with isle.
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