piastre

Variant of piaster

piaster definition

pi·as·ter (pē as′tər)

noun

  1. Obsolete the Spanish dollar
  2. a monetary unit equal to of a pound in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria
  3. a monetary unit of Sudan, equal to of a dinar
  4. a former monetary unit of Turkey, equal to of a lira

Etymology: Fr piastre < It piastra, thin plate of metal, dollar, ult. < L emplastrum: see plaster

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