piastre
A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight…A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.
Meaning
3 senses(historical)A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.
Piaster
пиа́стрpiástr
A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria
(Louisiana)A dollar.
Translations
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Origin
From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably fromFrom French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra.
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Forms
plural: piastresSynonyms
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