escudo
noun pl. escudos
- any of several obsolete coins of Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies
- the former basic monetary unit of Portugal and Cape Verde, superseded in 2002 by the euro
See escudo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ĭ-sko͞oˈdō)
noun pl. es·cu·dos - See Table at currency.
- The primary unit of currency in Portugal before the adoption of the euro.
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