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es·cudo (es ko̵̅o̅′dō; Sp es ko̵̅o̅′t̸hō̂; Port is̸h ko̵̅o̅′do̵̅o̅)

noun pl. escudos -·dos

  1. any of several obsolete coins of Spain, Portugal, and their former colonies
  2. the former basic monetary unit of Portugal and Cape Verde, superseded in 2002 by the euro

Etymology: Sp & Port, a shield, gold coin < L scutum, shield: so named from the inscription on the obverse

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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