"piastre" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: piastres [plural]
Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ) Etymology: From French piastre, from Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), probably from Latin emplastra. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|piastre}} French piastre, {{der|en|it|piastra||plate of wood or metal; coin}} Italian piastra (“plate of wood or metal; coin”), {{der|en|la|emplastra}} Latin emplastra Head templates: {{en-noun}} piastre (plural piastres)
  1. (now historical) A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies Translations (historical: Spanish or Spanish-American coin): пиастър (piastǎr) [masculine] (Bulgarian), piastre [feminine] (French), Piaster [masculine] (German), piastar [masculine] (Irish), ピアストル (Japanese), пиа́стр (piástr) [masculine] (Russian), piastra [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-K9QIdpYw Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 31 30 1 24 0 Disambiguation of 'historical: Spanish or Spanish-American coin': 62 3 11 11 3 10 0
  2. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-vYIJLPcK Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4
  3. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-yFA31xdZ Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 31 30 1 24 0
  4. (historical) A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies Categories (place): Lebanon, Palestine
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-DuqFi-FV Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Lebanon: 0 0 8 43 0 49 0 Disambiguation of Palestine: 0 0 8 42 0 50 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 31 30 1 24 0
  5. (historical) A form of currency formerly used in Cyprus. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-GqU1aLTA Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4
  6. A form of currency currently used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern and East African countries of Egypt, Jordan (partly including Palestine), Lebanon, South Sudan, Sudan, and Syria. Categories (topical): Currencies, Historical currencies Categories (place): Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria Translations (Ottoman or Middle Eastern currency): قِرْش (qirš) [masculine] (Arabic), قرش (ʔerš) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), piastr [masculine] (Czech), piastre [feminine] (French), Piaster [masculine] (German), piastar [masculine] (Irish), пиа́стр (piástr) [masculine] (Russian), piastra [feminine] (Spanish), piaster [common-gender] (Swedish), kuruş (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-h5O1xmbC Disambiguation of Currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 17 12 18 18 12 18 4 Disambiguation of Egypt: 0 0 0 15 0 85 0 Disambiguation of Jordan: 2 6 5 19 2 65 1 Disambiguation of Lebanon: 0 0 8 43 0 49 0 Disambiguation of Palestine: 0 0 8 42 0 50 0 Disambiguation of South Sudan: 0 1 3 6 0 89 0 Disambiguation of Sudan: 0 0 9 16 0 75 0 Disambiguation of Syria: 0 0 8 33 2 57 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 3 31 30 1 24 0 Disambiguation of 'Ottoman or Middle Eastern currency': 7 5 17 22 4 44 2
  7. (Louisiana) A dollar. Tags: Louisiana
    Sense id: en-piastre-en-noun-shWPr1XL Categories (other): Louisiana English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: piaster [US], pyaster [17th c.] Related terms: ghurush

Noun [French]

IPA: /pjastʁ/, /pjastʁ/ [Quebec], /pjas/ [Quebec], /pjas/ [Louisiana] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav [Canada] Forms: piastres [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian piastra. Doublet of plâtre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|piastra|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian piastra, {{bor+|fr|it|piastra}} Borrowed from Italian piastra, {{doublet|fr|plâtre}} Doublet of plâtre Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} piastre f (plural piastres)
  1. (historical) piastre (one of several historical units of currency) Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-piastre-fr-noun-qsamPFa8 Disambiguation of Currencies: 58 42
  2. (Quebec, Louisiana, New England, now colloquial, formerly also official) Canadian or American dollar Tags: Louisiana, New-England, Quebec, colloquial, feminine Synonyms: dollar, piasse
    Sense id: en-piastre-fr-noun-tTesbvDE Categories (other): Louisiana French, New England French, Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: piasse [Louisiana, Quebec, colloquial]

Noun [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} piastre f
  1. plural of piastra Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: piastra
    Sense id: en-piastre-it-noun-VBWpqSBI Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header

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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dollar"
        },
        {
          "word": "piasse"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "New-England",
        "Quebec",
        "colloquial",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pjastʁ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjastʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjas/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pjas/",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-piastre.wav.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (CAN)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "Quebec",
        "colloquial"
      ],
      "word": "piasse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "piastre"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "noun form",
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "piastre f",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms",
        "Italian noun forms"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "piastra"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of piastra"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "piastra",
          "piastra#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "piastre"
}

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