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scudo

Pronunciation: /ˈsku.do/

“scudo” is an Italian word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. shield, specifically
  2. a broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body
  3. anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection
  4. defender, protector
  5. the escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms
  6. a large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock
  7. a gold or silver coin minted in Italy bearing the image of a shield; scudo
  8. any similar coin of non-Italian mintage; écu, escudo
  9. a silver coin minted in Italy valued at 5 lire.
  10. a 5000-lira banknote
  11. a 5-euro banknote

In Italian

  1. parte dell'armatura: è costituito da una piastra imbracciata come difesa dai colpi avversari
  2. supporto fisico dello stemma ed elemento centrale delle armi
  3. una delle 88 costellazioni moderne
  4. nome di alcuni tipi di monete
  5. vasta area tettonicamente stabile di età precambriana

Etymology

From earlier *scuto, from Latin scūtum, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *skei- (“to cut, split”), an extension of *sek- (“to cut”).

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