escudo
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es·cu·do
(ĭ-sko͞o′dō)n. pl. es·cu·dos
1. See Table at currency.
2. The former primary unit of currency in Portugal.
[Portuguese and Spanish, shield, escudo, from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
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escudo
(ɛˈskuːdəʊ; Portuguese ɪʃˈkuðu)n, pl -dos (-dəʊz; Portuguese -ðuʃ)
1. (Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Cape Verde, divided into 100 centavos
2. (Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Portugal, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the euro in 2002
3. (Currencies) a former monetary unit of Chile, divided into 100 centesimos
4. (Currencies) an old Spanish silver coin worth 10 reals
[C19: Spanish, literally: shield, from Latin scūtum]
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es•cu•do
(ɛˈsku doʊ)n., pl. -dos.
1. the basic currency of Portugal, which has a fixed value relative to the euro.
2. the basic monetary unit of Cape Verde.
3. a former monetary unit of Chile and Guinea-Bissau.
4. any of various former gold or silver coins of Spain and Spanish America.
[1815–25; < Sp: shield]
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| Noun | 1. | escudo - formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal Portuguese monetary unit - monetary unit in Portugal conto - 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal |
| 2. | escudo - the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal Cape Verde monetary unit - monetary unit on Cape Verde |
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