escudonoun [ C ]
uk/esˈkuː.dəʊ/us/esˈkuː.doʊ/the standard unit of money used in Portugal before the introduction of the euro, and in Cape Verde
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Examples from literature
- He served there for seven years in a most satisfactory manner, when he came to these islands with pay of eighty escudos.