piastre

• Sustantivo que designa una unidad monetaria fraccionaria utilizada en varios países, como Egipto, Líbano, Sudán y Siria, y que históricamente equivalía a 100 kurush en la moneda turca.

A noun referring to a fractional monetary unit used in several countries, including Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and Syria, and also historically equivalent to 100 kurus in Turkish currency.

1. Currency unit in Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, and SyriaB2formal

   A fractional monetary unit used in several Middle Eastern countries, equal to 1/100 of a pound.

   Piastra

   • The price of the souvenir was 50 piastres.
   • He paid 200 piastres for the taxi ride in Cairo.
   • The exchange rate for the Egyptian pound includes piastres.

   Sinónimospiaster

2. Former Turkish currency unitB2formal

   A historical monetary unit in Turkey, equal to 1/100 of a lira, also known as kuruş.

   Piastra turca

   • The old coin was worth 10 piastres in the Ottoman Empire.
   • In Turkey, 100 piastres equal one lira.
   • He found a rare piastre coin from the 19th century.

   Sinónimoskurus