pyaster

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A form of piastre — A coin and unit of currency, originally a Spanish or Spanish-American one worth eight real, later also used (with various values) in the Ottoman Empire and in Cyprus, in the French-speaking parts of Canada, and in French Indochina.

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Meanings

nounpyaster (plural pyasters)

plural pyasters

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of piastre.
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APA

pyaster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyaster

MLA

“pyaster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyaster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pyaster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyaster.

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