piastre
French
noun
Definitions
- (historical) piastre one of several historical units of currency
- (Quebec) buck, dollar former official Canadian French equivalent of the word dollar, as found on old currency.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian piastra (plate of wood metal, coin).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
piastra
Gloss
plate of wood metal, coin
Concept
Semantic Field
Possession
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
銭