cardecu

English

Etymology

From French quart d'écu ‘quarter of an écu’.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːdɪkjuː/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/

Noun

cardecu (plural cardecus)

(historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
- 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:
  A set of hilding fellows there were, whom we dismissed to find them a new master — enough had been done for revenge and profit; the bunch of them were not worth a cardecu.

Anagrams

accrued, cue card

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