From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishescudoes‧cu‧do /eˈskuːdəʊ $ -doʊ/ noun (plural escudos) [countable] the standard unit of money used in Portugal before the Euro
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escudo• She may not be able to read or write but she can convert dollars, francs, rand, etc into escudos!• I pulled out some escudos to pay for it, and told him to take it home.Origin escudo (1800-1900) Spanish and Portuguese, “shield” 