floating island

== English == === Etymology === Calque of French île flottante. === Noun === floating island (plural floating islands) An aggregation of driftwood and roots, or vegetation, capable of bearing soil, which floats on the surface of (bog or lake) water or is floated out from a river delta or similar. A French cold dessert consisting of an "island" of meringue, made of egg whites and sugar, floating in a "sea" of custard. Synonym of kitchen island. ==== Hyponyms ==== camalote, kirta, phumdi ==== Translations ==== === See also === flotant, sudd === Further reading === Floating island on Wikipedia.Wikipedia