escudo
/ɪˈskuːdəʊ/US/ɪˈskuːdoʊ/
escudo noun: the state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol $ is positioned between the escudos and centavos, i.e. 2$50.
Noun
escudo (plural escudos)
- The state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol $ is positioned between the escudos and centavos, i.e. 2$50.
- [I]n a handkerchief he found a nice pile of gold escudos[...]Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, page 175
- The currency formerly used in Chile and replaced by the Peso.
- The currency of Cape Verde.
escudo meaning in Malay
escudo in Malay
- former currency of Portugal
- escudo
Forms of escudo
| plural | escudos |
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Origin of escudo
From Portuguese escudo (“shield”) or Spanish escudo. Doublet of scutum, scute, écu, and scudo.
Words that rhyme with escudo
Questions about escudo
- What does escudo mean?
- Escudo means the state currency formerly used in Portugal and its colonies, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol $ is positioned between the escudos and centavos, i.e. 2$50.
- What is escudo in Malay?
- Escudo in Malay is escudo. See Escudo meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is escudo?
- Escudo is a noun.
- How do you pronounce escudo?
- Escudo is pronounced /ɪˈskuːdəʊ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of escudo?
- The plural of escudo is escudos.
Words near escudo in the dictionary
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