What is the meaning of Escudo?

The state currency formerly used in Portugal, divided into 100 centavos. The symbol is $ which is positioned between the escudos & centavos, 2$50.

The currency formerly used in Chile and replaced by the Peso.

The current currency of Cape Verde.

escudo (currency)

shield

coat of arms

escudo (former currency of Portugal)

a medieval local currency

first-person singular present indicative of escudar

first-person singular present indicative of escudir

escudo (all senses)

an escudo

an escudo

shield

shield

escudo (obsolete Portuguese currency)

first-person singular present indicative of escudar

escudo

shield

emblem

coat of arms, escutcheon

shield

any of several, mostly historical, currencies including the escudo, écu, and the scudo

first-person singular present indicative of escudar

Source: wiktionary.org