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Italian
Etymology
From the verb impiastrare (“to plaster”).[1]
Noun
piastra 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
References
- ^ piastra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Pistarà, Spatari, arpista, asprità, parasti, rapasti, raspati, satrapi, sparati, sparita, spirata
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian piastra.
Noun
piastra f (plural piastras)
- piastre (historical Spanish and Spanish-American currency)
- piastre (modern denomination in the Middle East)
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