Piaster Definition
pēastər
noun
The Spanish dollar.
Webster's New World
A monetary unit equal to1100 of a pound in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria.
Webster's New World
Piece of eight.
American Heritage
A former monetary unit of Sudan, equal to1100 of a dinar.
Webster's New World
A former monetary unit of Turkey, equal to1100 of a lira.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Piaster
Noun
Singular:
piasterPlural:
piastersOrigin of Piaster
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French piastre from Italian piastra thin metal plate from Latin emplastrum medical dressing plaster
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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