piastre noun. [pɪ'astǝ] Also *piaster. L16.
[French from Italian piastra (d'argento) plate (of silver), from Latin emplastra, emplastrum PLASTER noun. See also PLASTRON.]
1. A small coin and monetary unit, orig. in Turkey, now in various countries of the Middle East. L16.

2. Hist. A Spanish or Spanish-American peso or dollar. Also, a similar coin in other countries. E17.

3. Hist. A note and monetary unit formerly used in Indo-China. E20.

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