piastre
piaster
/ (pɪˈæstə) /
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noun
(formerly) the standard monetary unit of South Vietnam, divided into 100 cents
a fractional monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria worth one hundredth of a pound; formerly also used in the Sudan
another name for kuruş
a rare word for piece of eight
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Word Origin for piastre
C17: from French piastre, from Italian piastra d'argento silver plate; related to Italian piastro plaster
Words nearby piastre
piano wire, Piarist, pias., piassava, piaster, piastre, Piat, Piatigorsky, Piatra Neamt, Piauí, Piave
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