piece of eight

English

Noun

piece of eight (plural pieces of eight)

1. (historical) The peso, a silver coin that was minted in Spain and its colonies from the end of 15th century, equal to eight reales (hence the name).
   • Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island

     It was a long, difficult business, for the coins were of all countries and sizes — doubloons, and louis d'ors, and guineas, and pieces of eight, and I know not what besides, all shaken together at random.

Synonyms

• dollar
• peso
• piastre

Related terms

• yen
• yuan
• won

Translations

Translations

• French: pièce de huit (fr) f
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See also

• Spanish dollar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia