Main Entry:

es·cu·do

Pronunciation:

\is-ˈkü-(ˌ)dō\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural es·cu·dos

Etymology:

Spanish & Portuguese, literally, shield, from Latin scutum

Date:

circa 1821

1: any of various former gold or silver coins of Hispanic countries2 a: the basic monetary unit of Portugal from 1910 to 2001 b — see money table3: the basic monetary unit of Chile from 1960 to 1975