Islay

/ˈaɪlə/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Prunus ilicifolia, a traditional Native American food plant in southern California.
  2. 2
    California evergreen wild plum with spiny leathery leaves and white flowers wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

Synonyms

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evergreen cherrygeographichebrides islandholly-leaf cherryholly-leaved cherryislay malt

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish islay.

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