piastre

pi·as·ter

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pee-as-ter, -ah-ster]
- /piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər/
- /pɪ.ˈæ.stə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-as-ter, -ah-ster]
- /piˈæs tər, -ˈɑ stər/

Definitions of piastre word

noun piastre a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933. 1
noun piastre a monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, the 100th part of a pound. 1
noun piastre a former monetary unit of South Vietnam: replaced by the dong in 1976. 1
noun piastre the former peso or dollar of Spain and Spanish America. 1
noun piastre (formerly) the standard monetary unit of South Vietnam, divided into 100 cents 0
noun piastre a fractional monetary unit of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, South Sudan, and Syria worth one hundredth of a pound 0

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Origin of piastre

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; < French piastre < Italian piastra thin sheet of metal, silver coin (short for piastra d'argento, literally, plate of silver), akin to piastro plaster

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Parts of speech for Piastre

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piastre

piastre popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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