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escudo

Spanish, noun

escudo is spelled E-S-C-U-D-O (6 letters) and appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,864th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escudo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “shield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of escudar. With an accent, escudó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of escudar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Arma defensiva, formada por una plancha de material rígido, que se usaba como protección en los combates”.

What does escudo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineshield

  2. 2

    masculineemblem

  3. 3

    masculinecoat of arms, escutcheon

  4. 4

    masculineshield

  5. 5

    masculineany of several, mostly historical, currencies including the escudo, écu, and the scudo

verb

  1. 1

    first-person singular present indicative of escudar

verb

as escudó
  1. 1

    third-person singular preterite indicative of escudar

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Arma defensiva, formada por una plancha de material rígido, que se usaba como protección en los combates 2. Por extensión, cosa cualquiera utilizada para la defensa o protección. 3. En particular, plancha metálica que protege la popa de un buque. 4. Por extensión, tabla que da respaldo en el banco de popa de un barco.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of escudo

  • escudos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to escudo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is escudo in Spanish?

escudo appears 16 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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