pis|ta|reen

pis|ta|reen
pis|ta|reen «pihs tuh REEN», noun, adjective.
–n.
the former Spanish peseta, nominally worth two reals, used especially in the Spanish colonies in America.
–adj.
[American English, apparently < a diminutive form of Spanish peseta peseta]

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  • pis — acar·a·pis; ac·i·das·pis; ac·o·la·pis·sa; ad·a·pis; aglas·pis; an·a·pro·tas·pis; an·o·pis·tho·graph·ic; as·pis; as·pis; as·ter·ol·e·pis; at·rac·tas·pis; both·ri·ol·e·pis; ca·lot·ro·pis; ca·lyp·to·pis; ceph·a·las·pis; chi·o·nas·pis;… …   English syllables

  • pistareen — pis·ta·reen …   English syllables

  • pistareen — /pis teuh reen /, n. 1. peseta (def. 2). adj. 2. of little value or worth. [1735 45, Amer.; perh. alter. of Sp peseta PESETA] * * * …   Universalium

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

  • Pistareen — Pis ta*reen , n. An old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty cents. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ca — ab·a·ca; aba·ca·te; aba·ca·xi; ab·di·ca·ble; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·di·ca·tor; ab·ra·ca·dab·ra; ac·ca; ac·ciac·ca·tu·ra; ace·ti·fi·ca·tion; acid·i·fi·ca·tion; ac·ro·tho·rac·i·ca; ac·ti·fi·ca·tion; ad·ju·di·ca·taire; ad·ju·di·ca·tio; ad·ju·di·ca·tion;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • can — a·can·thus; ac·o·can·thera; af·ri·can·ism; af·ri·can·i·za·tion; af·ri·can·ize; af·ri·can·oid; af·ri·can·thro·pus; alas·can; al·can·na; ali·can·te; al·mu·can·tar; amer·i·can·ese; amer·i·can·ess; amer·i·can·ism; amer·i·can·ist; amer·i·can·is·tic;… …   English syllables

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