piastre

• 皮阿斯特，一种在埃及、黎巴嫩、苏丹和叙利亚等国使用的辅币单位；历史上也指土耳其货币中等于100库鲁的货币单位。

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.

   皮阿斯特

   • 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.

   同义词piaster

2. Former Turkish currency unitB2formal

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

   皮阿斯特

   • 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.

   同义词kurus