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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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.escudo - formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
Portuguese escudo
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
Cape Verde escudo
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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Translations

escudo

[ɛsˈkuːdəʊ] N (escudos (pl)) → escudo m
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2a-c), Longitud de la curva del caparazon = 19 cm, Longitud del plastron = 15.4 cm, Altura del caparazon = 5.9 cm, Longitud del escudo abdominal izquierdo = 3.2 cm, Ancho del plastron a la altura del punto de contacto exterior entre los escudos del humero con los pectorales = 7.5 cm, Ancho del plastron en la parte media de los escudos femorales = 7.6 cm, Ancho anterior del escudo central 1 del caparazon = 2.9 cm, Ancho posterior del escudo central 1 del caparazon = 2.1 cm, Longitud del escudo central 1 del caparazon = 2.8 cm, Longitud del escudo central 3 del caparazon = 3.2 cm, Ancho del escudo central 4 del caparazon = 3.8 cm.
Primer registro preciso de Trachemys ornata (Gray, 1831) (Testudines: Emydidae) para el Estado de Jalisco, Mexico
Gasoline price fell from 138.80 escudos (about 1.261 euros) to 128 escudos a litre, whereas diesel now cost 108.30 escudos instead of 116.10 escudos a litre, a decrease of 7.12%.
Cape Verde: Fuel prices fall in Cape Verde
Estas informacoes sao mencionadas de forma pratica, dado o grande numero de escudos perfurados observados nas infestacoes no campo sem o conhecimento das especies presentes e da melhor epoca de aplicacao.
Diaspididae and associated parasitoids in "Niagara" cultivars in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil/Diaspidideos e parasitoides associados ao cultivo da videira no Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
Analisamos os sites das torcidas e construimos as seguintes categorias: As torcidas: suas historias e seus escudos, as musicas e o Maracana como espaco de territorio demarcado.
Together and separated: the rivalries in organized supporters of a football team/Juntos e separados: a rivalidade entre torcidas de um clube de futebol
A este, en su parte derecha, se encuentra atado un robusto cautivo, desnudo y sentado sobre tres escudos de diversa tipologia; a la izquierda hay otro prisionero del que solo se conservan las piernas entrecruzadas, sin que se aprecie si se encontraba tambien atado al trofeo.
Un Thoracatus imperial en Los Banales (Uncastillo, Zaragoza)
El diseno y empleo de los llamados escudos de radiacion, es con la finalidad de reducir la temperatura en las paredes del secador prototipo, reflejando el calor hacia el cuero a secar.
Diseno de escudos de radiacion para secadores infrarrojos
I have several thousand old Portuguese escudos in my bedside drawer.
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