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Cape Verde escudo

Cape Verde escudo

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The main money used in Cape Verde is equal to 100 centavos
  • noun
translation icon : escudo de Cabo Verde
  • The price of the meal was 500 Cape Verde escudos.

Examples

  • Tourists can exchange euros for Cape Verde escudo at the airport.

  • The Cape Verde escudo has a stable exchange rate with the euro.

  • Prices across the islands are listed in Cape Verde escudos.

  • I exchanged my dollars for Cape Verde escudos.

  • Prices across the islands are listed in Cape Verde escudos.

  • Tourists can exchange euros for Cape Verde escudo at the airport.

  • The Cape Verde escudo has a stable exchange rate with the euro.

Synonyms

escudo
vsCape Verde escudo
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The unit of money used in Cape Verde equal to 100 centavos

is the same unit but uses the country's name in its official term

Surface Forms

Cape Verde escudo singular
Cape Verde escudos plural

Morphology

Cape + Verde + escudo

The phrase combines a country/place name (Cape Verde) with a known currency term (escudo), so a learner who knows the constituents can infer it denotes the currency of Cape Verde. This follows a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern (e.g. 'Japanese yen', 'US dollar'), making the meaning directly derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Cape Verde escudo may come from the old Portuguese word escudo, which means 'shield'. Long ago many coins showed a shield, so escudo became a common name for money, and today the Cape Verde escudo is the country's currency, equal to 100 'centavos'.