scudo

[ skoo-doh ]

noun,plural scu·di [skoo-dee]. /ˈsku di/.
  1. any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.

Origin of scudo

1
1635–45; <Italian <Latin scūtum shield

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scudo

/ (ˈskuːdəʊ) /


nounplural -di (-diː)
  1. any of several former Italian coins

Origin of scudo

1
C17: from Italian: shield, from Latin scūtum

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