pardo
pardo noun: a former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
Noun
pardo (plural pardos or pardoes)
- A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
Proper noun capitalized: Pardo
Pardo (plural Pardos)
- A surname from Spanish.
Forms of pardo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | pardos |
| plural | pardoes |
| alternative form | pardao |
| alternative form | pardau |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Pardos |
Origin of pardo
Borrowed from Portuguese pardao (an obsolete spelling of pardau), from Sanskrit प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ), which was written on the coins.
Borrowed from Spanish Pardo.
Phrases with pardo
Questions about pardo
- What does pardo mean?
- Pardo means a former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.
- What part of speech is pardo?
- Pardo can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of pardo?
- The plural of pardo is pardos.
Words near pardo in the dictionary
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