escudo
noun
es·cu·do i-ˈskü-(ˌ)dō 
plural escudos
1
: any of various former gold or silver coins of Hispanic countries
2
a
: the basic monetary unit of Portugal from 1910 to 2001
b
: the basic monetary unit of Cape Verde see Money Table
3
: the basic monetary unit of Chile from 1960 to 1975
Word History
Etymology
Spanish & Portuguese, literally, shield, from Latin scutum
First Known Use
circa 1821, in the meaning defined at sense 1
- tetrastichal
- tetrastichic
- tetrastichous
- tetrastichs
- Tetrastichus
- tetrastoa
- tetrastoon
- tetrastyle
- tetrastyles
- tetrastylic
- tetrastylous
- tetrasubstituted
- tetrasulfide
- tetrasyllabic
- tetrasyllabical
- tetrasyllables
- tetratheism
- tetrathionate
- tetrathionic acid
- tetrathlons
- tetrathyridium
- tetratomic
- tetratonic
- tetravalence
- tetravalences