escudo

• Nom masculin désignant l'ancienne unité monétaire du Portugal ou l'actuelle unité monétaire principale du Cap-Vert, chacune divisée en 100 centavos.

A noun referring to a former monetary unit of Portugal, or the current basic monetary unit of Cape Verde, each subdivided into 100 centavos.

1. Former Portuguese currencyB1formalbusiness

   The basic monetary unit of Portugal before the adoption of the euro, subdivided into 100 centavos.

   Escudo portugais

   • The old price was written in escudos, not euros.
   • He found a collection of Portuguese escudo coins from the 1960s.
   • The exchange rate was 200 escudos to one dollar at the time.
   • Portugal used the escudo from 1911 until 2002.

2. Cape Verdean currencyB1formalbusiness

   The official monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.

   Escudo cap-verdien

   • The Cape Verdean escudo has a fixed exchange rate with the euro.
   • I need to change my dollars into escudos before traveling to Cape Verde.
   • The daily wage is often quoted in escudos on the islands.
   • Prices in local markets are typically listed in escudos.