piastre
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
piastre /pɪˈastə/ (US also piaster)
▶noun a monetary unit of several Middle Eastern countries, equal to one hundredth of a pound.
– origin Fr., from Ital. piastra (d'argento) ‘plate (of silver)’.
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