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)

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

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