noun pl. escudos
Origin: Sp & Port, a shield, gold coin < L scutum, shield: so named from the inscription on the obverse
See escudo in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. es·cu·dos
Origin:
Origin: Portuguese
Origin: and Spanish, shield, escudo
Origin: , from Latin scūtum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots
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