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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024es•cu•do (e sko̅o̅′dō; Port. es ko̅o̅′dŏŏ;
Sp. es ko̅o̅′ᵺô),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dos (-dōz; Port. -dŏŏs;
Sp. -ᵺôs).USA pronunciation - Currencya coin and monetary unit of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- Currencya former coin and monetary unit of Angola, Guinea-Bissau, and Mozambique.
- Currencya former paper money and monetary unit of Chile, equal to 100 condors or 1000 pesos, replaced by the new peso in 1975.
- Currencyany of various former gold coins of Spain, Spanish America, and Portugal.
- Currencya former silver coin of Spain, discontinued in 1868.
- Latin scūtum
- Spanish: shield
- 1815–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: escudo /ɛˈskuːdəʊ; Portuguese: ɪʃˈkuðu/ n ( pl -dos / -dəʊz Portuguese: -ðuʃ/)- the standard monetary unit of Cape Verde, divided into 100 centavos
- the former standard monetary unit of Portugal, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the euro in 2002
- a former monetary unit of Chile, divided into 100 centesimos
- an old Spanish silver coin worth 10 reals
Etymology: 19th Century: Spanish, literally: shield, from Latin scūtum |