S0176100 (sko͞o′dō)n.pl.scu·di(-dē) A unit of currency and coin formerly used in Italy and Sicily.[Italian, shield, scudo, from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
scudo
(ˈskuːdəʊ) n, pl-di (-diː) (Currencies) any of several former Italian coins[C17: from Italian: shield, from Latin scūtum]
Scudo
Scudo
an old Italian gold or silver coin. In modern Italy, a five-lira coin is sometimes called a scudo.