"escudo" meaning in Portuguese

See escudo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /isˈku.du/ [Brazil], /esˈku.du/ [Brazil], /isˈku.du/ [Brazil], /esˈku.du/ [Brazil], /iʃˈku.du/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /eʃˈku.du/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /esˈku.do/ [Southern-Brazil], /(i)ʃˈku.du/ [Portugal], [(i)ʃˈku.ðu] [Portugal] Forms: escudos [plural]
Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese escudo (“shield”), from Latin scūtum (“shield”), from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), which is an extension of *sek- (“to cut”). The name of the currency comes from the heraldic shields on the coins. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|escudo||shield}} Old Galician-Portuguese escudo (“shield”), {{inh|pt|la|scūtum||shield}} Latin scūtum (“shield”), {{der|pt|ine-pro|*skei-||to cut, split}} Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”) Head templates: {{pt-noun|m}} escudo m (plural escudos)
  1. shield Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-escudo-pt-noun-BypibtLW
  2. (heraldry) shield Tags: masculine Related terms (heraldic shield): brasão
    Sense id: en-escudo-pt-noun-BypibtLW1 Categories (other): Heraldry, Armor Disambiguation of Armor: 8 61 31 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Disambiguation of 'heraldic shield': 42 53 5
  3. (historical, numismatics) escudo (obsolete Portuguese currency) Tags: historical, masculine Related terms (currency): moeda, cifrão, euro, dinheiro
    Sense id: en-escudo-pt-noun-fEIDOyi4 Categories (other): Currency, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Currencies Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 1 18 81 Disambiguation of Currencies: 4 17 79 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics Disambiguation of 'currency': 0 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (shield): armadura, defesa
Disambiguation of 'shield': 50 50 0

Inflected forms

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