scudo

American  

[skoo-doh] / ˈsku doʊ /

noun

scudi plural

1. any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.

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scudo British  

/ ˈskuːdəʊ /

noun

1. any of several former Italian coins

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Etymology

Origin of scudo

1635–45; < Italian < Latin scūtum shield

Example Sentences

I give you a scudo for your use.

From Sant' Ilario by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)

And then I was obliged to give the rascally servants civil words and my last scudo before they would even permit me to enter.

From Four Phases of Love by Heyse, Paul

Thus, for one baiocco staked al posto assegnato, a scudo may be won; but to gain a scudo on a number senza posto, seven baiocchi must be played.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 by Various

And when they respond they must pay, each his own chairman, a scudo of gold.

From Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities by Norton, Arthur Orlo

The hackney coaches moreover only ply till five o'clock, so if you go to a party at night, it costs you a scudo.

From Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland by Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix