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es·cu·do  (-skd)
n. pl. es·cu·dos
1. See Table at currency.
2. The primary unit of currency in Portugal before the adoption of the euro.
[Portuguese and Spanish, shield, escudo, from Latin sctum, shield; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]
escudo [ɛˈskuːdəʊ (Portuguese) ɪʃˈkuðu]
n pl -dos [-dəʊz (Portuguese) -ðuʃ]
1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the standard monetary unit of Cape Verde, divided into 100 centavos
2. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) the former standard monetary unit of Portugal, divided into 100 centavos; replaced by the euro in 2002
3. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) a former monetary unit of Chile, divided into 100 centesimos
4. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Currencies) an old Spanish silver coin worth 10 reals
[Spanish, literally: shield, from Latin scūtum]
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Noun1.escudo - formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
Portuguese escudo
centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
Portuguese monetary unit - monetary unit in Portugal
conto - 1 conto equals 1,000 escudos in Portugal
2.escudo - the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
Cape Verde escudo
centavo - a fractional monetary unit of several countries: El Salvador and Sao Tome and Principe and Brazil and Argentina and Bolivia and Colombia and Cuba and the Dominican Republic and Ecuador and El Salvador and Guatemala and Honduras and Mexico and Nicaragua and Peru and the Philippines and Portugal
Cape Verde monetary unit - monetary unit on Cape Verde
Translations
escudo [ɛsˈkuːdəʊ] N (escudos (pl)) → escudo m
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The shopkeeper generously had thought to educate consumers by quoting the Portuguese escudo and European Union's euro, in preparation of the euro's introduction as the currency on January 1, 2002.
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The escudo (marked by $ or CV Esc) can only be obtained on the islands.
IT'S VERDE GOOD; MAILTRAVEL by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Differences between individual member states were also apparent on this issue, with 62 per cent of Portuguese respondents believing they would have fared better with their old currency, the escudo.
By Daniel Thomas by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
 
 
 
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