SCUDO

Etymology

Noun

scudo (plural scudos or scudoes or scudi)

(historical) A silver coin and unit of currency of various Italian states from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

A former unit of currency in Malta, now the official currency of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

(historical) A unit of currency in 19th-century Bolivia, equal to 16 soles.

Anagrams

• docus, doucs

Source: Wiktionary

Scu"do, n.; pl. Scudi. Etym: [It., a crown, a dollar, a shield, fr. L. scutum a shield. Cf. Scute.] (Com.) (a) A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a gold coin worth about the same. (b) A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence sterling, or about $ 15.70.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition