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escudo
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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 [ess-kew-doe]
Noun
pl -dos a former monetary unit of Portugal [Spanish: shield]
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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


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November through March, rates range from about $90 for a single to about $135 for a suite for two, with tax and continental breakfast, based on 177 escudos to $1.
JOTTINGS IN A JOURNAL : KOSOVO CONFLICT REROUTES SHIPS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The maximum monthly benefit payable, however, may not exceed three national monthly minimum wages in industry and commerce (105,000 escudos or US$710.
Social security in Portugal: harmonizing for Europe 1992 by Campbell, G. Ricardo / Social Security Bulletin
Although euro notes and coins won't be issued to replace Irish pounds, Portuguese escudos, Austrian schillings and the rest until 2002, the new currency will immediately come into use for noncash transactions ranging from government bond issues to credit card and check purchases.
EUROPE UNVEILS EURO WITH FANFARE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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