pistareen

American  

[pis-tuh-reen] / ˌpɪs təˈrin /

noun

1. peseta.

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adjective

1. of little value or worth.

pistareen British  

/ ˌpɪstəˈriːn /

noun

1. a Spanish coin, used in the US and the West Indies until the 18th century

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Etymology

Origin of pistareen

1735–45, perhaps alteration of Spanish peseta peseta

Example Sentences

Mr. Emerson becomes equally flippant and irreverent when he speaks of a "pistareen Providence."

From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Titcomb, Timothy

So, if I may not believe in a "pistareen Providence," I must make a God of the universe itself, or pass into the hands of many Gods the world's creation and governance.

From Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays by Titcomb, Timothy

A pistareen was a Spanish coin worth about seventeen cents.

From Diary of Anna Green Winslow A Boston School Girl of 1771 by Winslow, Anna Green

He's nothing but a pistareen, and hardly that.

From Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)

You are nothing but a pistareen, and rather smooth at that.

From Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)