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Noun: escudo  e'skoo-dow
  1. Formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo
    - Portuguese escudo
     
  2. The basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
    - Cape Verde escudo

Derived forms: escudos

Type of: Cape Verde monetary unit, Portuguese monetary unit

Part of: conto [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Escudo