Main Entry:

pi·as·tre

Variant(s):

also pi·as·ter \pē-ˈas-tər, -ˈäs-\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French piastre, from Italian piastra thin metal plate, coin, from Latin emplastra, emplastrum plaster

Date:

1592

1 : piece of eight 2 — see pound at money table