piastra
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom the verb impiastrare (“to plaster”).[1]
Noun
editpiastra f (plural piastre)
- sheet, plate (of metal etc.)
- slab
- hotplate
- (historical, weaponry) the firing mechanism in antique firearms
- (military) baseplate of a mortar
- (numismatics) piastre
Derived terms
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editSpanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Italian piastra.
Noun
editpiastra f (plural piastras)
- piastre (historical Spanish and Spanish-American currency)
- piastre (modern denomination in the Middle East)
Further reading
edit- “piastra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014