piastre

IPA: pˈiʌstɝ

noun

  • (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
  • (historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
  • (historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
  • (historical) A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire.
  • (historical) A form of currency formerly used in Cyprus.
  • 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.
  • (Louisiana) A dollar.
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