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pistareen

pis·ta·reen
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pis-tuh-reen]
    • /ˌpɪs təˈrin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pis-tuh-reen]
    • /ˌpɪs təˈrin/

Definitions of pistareen word

  • noun pistareen peseta (def 2). 1
  • adjective pistareen of little value or worth. 1
  • noun pistareen a Spanish coin, used in the US and the West Indies until the 18th century 0
  • noun pistareen a former Spanish silver coin of the American colonies and the West Indies 0

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Origin of pistareen

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
1735-45, Americanism; perhaps alteration of Spanish peseta peseta

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Pistareen

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pistareen popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pistareen usage trend in Literature

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