piaster
or pi·as·tre
[ pee-as-ter, -ah-ster ]
/ piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər /
noun
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, the 100th part of a pound.
a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976.
the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America.
Origin of piaster
1605–15; < French
piastre < Italian
piastra thin sheet of metal, silver coin (short for
piastra d'argento, literally, plate of silver), akin to
piastro
plaster
Words nearby piaster
pianoforte,
pianola,
piarist,
pias.,
piassava,
piaster,
piastre,
piat,
piatigorsk,
piatigorsky,
piatra neamt
Example sentences from the Web for piastre
British Dictionary definitions for piastre
piastre
piaster
/ (pɪˈæstə) /
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
Word Origin for piastre
C17: from French
piastre, from Italian
piastra d'argento silver plate; related to Italian
piastro
plaster