ˈīlə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French islette, from isle + -ette
1. : a small island : isle
2. : something resembling a small island especially in its isolation or elevation:
a. : island 2a
b. chiefly Britain : island 2c
c. : a small isolated mass of one type of tissue within a different type ; specifically : islet of langerhans