escudo

Meaning

  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.

Synonyms

Cape Verde escudo

Portuguese escudo

Translations

escudo

escudo portugais

Escudo português

escudo di Capo Verde

escudo portoghese

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Etymology

From Portuguese escudo (“shield”). Doublet of scutum, scute, écu, and scudo.

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