English

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

Translations

Galician

Etymology

From Latin scūtum.

Noun

escudo m ‎(plural escudos)

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -udo

Noun

escudo m ‎(plural escudi)

1. escudo (all senses)

Anagrams

• seduco

Portuguese

escudos (1)

escudos (3)

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)

Related terms

• (shield): armadura, defesa
• (heraldic shield): brasão
• (currency): moeda, cifrão, euro, dinheiro

Spanish

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”).

Noun

escudo m ‎(plural escudos)

1. shield
2. emblem
3. coat of arms
4. (geology) shield
5. (numismatics) Any of several, mostly historical, currencies including the escudo, écu, and the scudo.

Derived terms

• escudar verb
• escudillo m

Related terms

• escudero

Etymology 2

Verb

escudo

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of escudar.