PIASTRE

kurus, piaster, piastre

(noun) 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey

piaster, piastre

(noun) a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

piastre (plural piastres)

(now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.

A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria.

Anagrams

• @ parties, Pirates, Prestia, airstep, eartips, parties, pastier, piaster, pirates, praties, rapiest, raspite, tapiser, traipse

Source: Wiktionary


Pi*as"tre, n.

Definition: See Piaster.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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