Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

piece of eight

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables: piece of eight
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

pieces of eight (plural)

Synonyms

dollar peso piastre

Questions

What does piece of eight mean?: 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).

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