PIASTRE


Meaning of PIASTRE in English

[pi.as.tre] also pi.as.ter n [F piastre, fr. It piastra thin metal plate, coin, fr. L emplastra, emplastrum plaster] (1592) 1: piece of eight 2a: a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria equal to 1/100 pound b: a monetary unit of Turkey equal to 1/100 lira

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