piece of eight

English

Noun

piece of eight (plural pieces of eight)

A piece 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).

   Synonyms: dollar, peso, piastre

   • 1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London, Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC:

     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.

Translations

Translations

• Catalan: ral de vuit m, testó m
• French: pièce de huit (fr) f

Further reading

• Spanish dollar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia