1. formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100 centavo; [syn: Portuguese escudo, escudo]
2. the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos; [syn: Cape Verde escudo, escudo]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
escudo
n 1: formerly the basic monetary unit of Portugal; equal to 100
centavo [syn: Portuguese escudo, escudo]
2: the basic unit of money on Cape Verde; equal to 100 centavos
[syn: Cape Verde escudo, escudo]