noun🔗SharePiastraA Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real."The old map claimed the pirate treasure was worth five hundred piastres in 1780. "El mapa antiguo afirmaba que el tesoro pirata valía quinientas piastras en 1780.historyeconomyfinancevaluecommerceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastrasA form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada."My great-grandmother often spoke of earning a few piastres selling homemade bread when she was a girl in Quebec. "Mi bisabuela a menudo hablaba de ganar unas pocas piastras vendiendo pan casero cuando era niña en Quebec.worldfinanceeconomyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastrasA form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.""My grandfather told stories of buying food in Vietnam with piastres when he was stationed there during the war." "Mi abuelo contaba historias de comprar comida en Vietnam con piastras cuando estuvo destinado allí durante la guerra.worldeconomyfinancehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePiastraA form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey and Cyprus""The street vendor in Cairo gave me back five piastres in change after I bought a bottle of water." "El vendedor ambulante de El Cairo me devolvió cinco piastras de cambio después de que compré una botella de agua.worldeconomyfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
