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noun
piastre; A unit of currency in Crete before it became part of modern Greece.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Back formation of a false singular from Greek γρόσια, when real singular is γρόσι, which in turn is derived from قروش kuruş from French gros meaning heavy
