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