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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin īnsula. Doublet of ilha and ínsua.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ĩsulɐ
- Hyphenation: ín‧su‧la
Noun
ínsula f (plural ínsulas)
- (poetic) island
- (historical) insula (type of Roman building)
- (historical) insula (block of Roman buildings)
- (neuroanatomy) insula (structure of the human brain)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin īnsula. Doublet of isla, which was inherited.
Pronunciation
Noun
ínsula f (plural ínsulas)
- (poetic, obsolete) Alternative form of isla (“island”)
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