piastre
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piastre
- /piˈæstɚ/ US
- /piˈɑstɚ/ US
- /piˈæstə/ UK
- /piˈɑːstə/ UK
Rhymes with -æstə(ɹ), -ɑːstə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra.
noun piastres · piaster · pyaster
- A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina. The Silkes, Velvets, Cloth of gold, and Tissue, Pyasters, Chicqueenes and Sultanies, which is gold and silver, they unloaded in foure and twentie houres, was wonderfull [...].
- A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria.
- A dollar.
Translations
Talk about this word "piastre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/piastre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. piastre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/piastre "piastre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/piastre.Cite this
@misc{piastre_2026,
title = {piastre},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/piastre},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
