scudo

[ skoo-doh ]

/ ˈsku doʊ /

noun, plural scu·di [skoo-dee] /ˈsku di/.

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

Nearby words

scs, scsi, scuba, scuba-dive, scud, scudo, scudéry, scuff, scuffle, sculch, sculduddery

Origin of scudo

1635–45; < Italian < Latin scūtum shield

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Examples from the Web for scudo

I'll send the Minister Landelli into exile,—to the galleys, if they insist; but I 'll not pay a scudo,—my royal word on it!
The Fortunes Of Glencore|Charles James Lever
My old beggar-woman was forgotten, and I had determined to devote my scudo to the purchase of the silk cravat for my brother.
Goethe and Schiller|L. Mhlbach
I asked her if it would not be very easy for him to misappropriate a scudo now and then.
The Story of My Life, volumes 4-6|Augustus J. C. Hare
The hackney coaches moreover only ply till five o'clock, so if you go to a party at night, it costs you a scudo.
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland|Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

A scudo is a dollar, and a dollar has five francs, so that I wanted a thousand francs.
A Roman Singer|F. Marion Crawford

British Dictionary definitions for scudo

scudo

/ (ˈskuːdəʊ) /

noun plural -di (-diː)

any of several former Italian coins

Word Origin for scudo

C17: from Italian: shield, from Latin scūtum

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