释义 |
pi·as·ter noun or pi·as·tre \pēˈastə(r)\ (-s) Etymology: French piastre, from Italian piastra thin metal plate, coin, from Old Italian, from Latin emplastra, emplastrum plaster — more at plaster 1. a. : a Spanish dollar : piece of eight — see money table b. : a coin or note representing one piaster 2. a. (1) : any of several monetary units of some Middle Eastern countries (as Turkey, Egypt, or Syria) equal to 1/100 pound — see money table (2) : a former Saudi Arabian unit equal to 1/22 rial b. : a coin representing one of these units 3. a. : a monetary unit of Cyprus equal to 1/9 shilling or 1/180 pound sterling b. : a coin representing this unit 4. a. : the basic monetary unit of French Indochina and (1956-75) of the Republic of Vietnam b. : a coin or note representing one piaster |