piastre

== English == === Alternative forms === piaster (US) pyaster [17th c.] === Etymology === From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /piˈæstɚ/, /piˈɑstɚ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /piˈæstə/, /piˈɑːstə/ Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ), -ɑːstə(ɹ) === Noun === piastre (plural piastres) (historical) A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina. 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. ==== Translations ==== === See also === ghurush === Anagrams === tapiser, parties, rapiest, pirates, eartips, pastier, praties, piaster, traipse, teparis, Patries, @ parties, airstep, Prestia, Pirates, raspite == French == === Alternative forms === piasse (North America, colloquial) === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian piastra. Doublet of plâtre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pjastʁ/ (Quebec) IPA(key): /pjastʁ/, /pjas/ (Louisiana) IPA(key): /pjas/ Hyphenation: piastre === Noun === piastre f (plural piastres) (historical) piastre (one of several historical units of currency) (North America, now colloquial outside Louisiana, formerly official) buck, buckaroo (a Canadian or American dollar) Synonym: dollar m Neuf, ça vaut au moins mille piastres, je l'ai eu pour la moitié. ― It's worth at least a thousand bucks new; I got it for half that. (Louisiana) silver dollar (a type of tropical freshwater fish) ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: pyas === Further reading === “piastre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities (2009; →ISBN; →ISBN) == Italian == === Noun === piastre f plural of piastra === Anagrams === Pratesi, apriste, arpiste, espatri, estirpa, paresti, pesarti, pratesi, prestai, rapiste, ripesta, saperti, sparite, sperati, spietra, spirate, spretai, sterpai, stipare, stiperà