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scudos

scudos is the plural of scudo.

Meaning of scudo

Noun

scudo (plural scudos or scudoes or scudi)

  1. (historical) A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
    • And this was the salvation of his house, for several large chunks of plaster cracked off and inside he discovered a pot full of golden scudos.2007, Giambattista Basile, translated by Nancy L. Canepa, Tale of Tales, Penguin, page 46
  2. A former unit of currency in Malta, now the official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
  3. (historical) A unit of currency in 19th-century Bolivia, equal to 16 soles.

Questions about scudos

What is scudos the plural of?
Scudos is the plural of scudo.

Words near scudos in the dictionary

  1. scudi
  2. scudler
  3. scudlers
  4. scudo
  5. scudoes
  6. scudos
  7. scuds
  8. scuff
  9. scuff mark
  10. scuff marks
  11. scuff up

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