piasse
🇨🇦 French slang from Québec
What does “piasse” mean?
dollar, buck
Example
“Ça coûte vingt piasses.”
It costs twenty bucks.
Good to know
From 'piastre'; both spellings are used.
Who you can say it to
Fine with anyone
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: un dollar
💸 How other countries say “money, cash”
- 🇫🇷 thuneFrance
- 🇨🇮 wariWest Africa · Nouchi, from Dioula.
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