Meanings
nounécu (plural écus)
plural écus
- historicalA silver coin formerly used in France, with varying values.
The court joined in the enthusiasm, and following frequent stagings at Versailles, the king awarded de Belloy a thousand écus and a golden medallion.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 260
Origin
Translations
Esperanto eskudo
- eskudoobsolete French unit of currency
French écu
- écuobsolete French unit of currency
Italian scudo
- scudoobsolete French unit of currency
Russian экю
- экю (ekju)obsolete French unit of currency
Spanish escudo
- escudoobsolete French unit of currency
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with écu
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APA
écu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cu
MLA
“écu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “écu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C3%A9cu.
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