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Webster 1913 Edition

Scudo

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Scu′do

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Noun.
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pl.
Scudi
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[It., a crown, a dollar, a shield, fr. L.
scutum a shield
. Cf.
Scute
.]
(Com.)
(a)
A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same.
(b)
A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.

Definition 2024

scudo

scudo

English

Noun

scudo ‎(plural scudos or scudoes or scudi)

  1. (historical) The former monetary unit of Italy, Bolivia and Malta during the 18th and 19th century.

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -udo

Noun

scudo m ‎(plural scudi)

  1. shield
  2. scudo, escudo

Derived terms

Etymology

From Italian scudo ‎(“a crown, a dollar, a shield”), from Latin scutum ‎(“a shield”). Compare scute.

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