îles Malouines

== French == === Etymology === From malouin (“of Saint-Malo”), so named by explorer Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1764 because they were occupied by sailors from the French port of Saint-Malo. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /il ma.lwin/ === Proper noun === îles Malouines f pl (plural only) Falkland Islands (an archipelago and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, located in the South Atlantic) Synonyms: Malouines, îles Falkland ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: islas Malvinas (partial calque)