escudo

Etymology

From Portuguese escudo (“shield”). Doublet of scutum.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːdəʊ

Noun

escudo (plural escudos)

1. The state currency formerly used in Portugal, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol is $ which is positioned between the escudos & centavos, 2$50.
2. The currency formerly used in Chile and replaced by the Peso.
3. The current currency of Cape Verde

Anagrams

• souced

Etymology

From Latin scūtum.

Noun

escudo m (plural escudos)

1. shield
2. escudo (former currency of Portugal)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -udo

Noun

escudo m (plural escudi)

1. escudo (all senses)

Anagrams

• seduco

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escudo (“shield”), from Latin scūtum (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), which is an extension of Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”). The name of the currency comes from the heraldic shields on the coins.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈku.du/, [iʃ.ˈku.ðu]
• Hyphenation: es‧cu‧do

Noun

escudo m (plural escudos)

1. shield
2. (heraldry) shield
3. (historical, numismatics) escudo (obsolete Portuguese currency)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /es.ˈku.do/, [es.ˈku.ðo]

Etymology 1

From Old Spanish escudo, from Latin scūtum, from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), an extension of *sek- (“to cut”).

Etymology 2