Masculine
escudo
Meaning
- (masculine) shield
- (masculine) shield
- (historical, masculine) escudo (obsolete Portuguese currency)
Concepts
Translations
escudo
bouclier
scudo
schild
Schild
escut
ασπίδα
scutum
kalkan
escutFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/isˈku.du/
Etymology
In summary
From Old Galician-Portuguese escudo (“shield”), from Latin scūtum (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), which is an extension of *sek- (“to cut”). The name of the currency comes from the heraldic shields on the coins.
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