Definitions For Scudo

Noun

SCUDO (plural s or scudoes, scudi) (historical) A silver coin and unit of currency of various italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries. A former unit of currency in malta, now the official currency of the sovereign military order of malta. (historical) A unit of currency in 19th-century Bolivia, equal to 16 soles.

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, it, scudo, , a crown, a dollar, a shield}}, from {{der, en, la, scutum, , a shield}}. Compare the doublets scute, {{doublet, en, escudo, scutum, écu, notext=1}}.