Associations to the word «Piastre»

Wiktionary

PIASTRE, noun. (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
PIASTRE, noun. A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan and Syria.

Dictionary definition

PIASTRE, noun. A fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria.
PIASTRE, noun. 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey.

Wise words

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