piaster

pi·as·ter also pi·as·tre  (p-str, -ästr)

n.

1. See Table at currency.

2. Piece of eight.

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[French piastre, from Italian piastra, thin metal plate, from Latin emplastrum, medical dressing; see plaster.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	piaster - a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria piastre fractional monetary unit, subunit - a monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit Egyptian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Egypt; equal to 100 piasters Lebanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Lebanon; equal to 100 piasters Sudanese pound, pound - the basic unit of money in the Sudan; equal to 100 piasters Syrian pound, pound - the basic unit of money in Syria; equal to 100 piasters
	2.	piaster - 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey kurus, piastre Turkish monetary unit - monetary unit in Turkey Turkish lira, lira - the basic unit of money in Turkey asper - 20 aspers equal 1 kurus in Turkey