pardo

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noun

A former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.

OriginPortuguese pardao ← Sanskrit प्रतापः →
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Meanings

pardo1

nounpardo (plural pardos or pardoes)

plural pardos · plural pardoes · alternative pardao · alternative pardau

  1. historicalA former money of account in Portuguese India, one twentieth of a rupia.

Pardo2

proper nounPardo (plural Pardos)

plural Pardos

  1. A surname from Spanish.

Origin

pardo · noun

  1. Sanskritप्रतापः
  2. Portuguesepardao
  3. Englishpardo

Borrowed from Portuguese pardao (an obsolete spelling of pardau), from Sanskrit प्रतापः (pratāpaḥ), which was written on the coins.

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Pardo · proper noun

  1. SpanishPardo
  2. EnglishPardo

Borrowed from Spanish Pardo.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

pardo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardo

MLA

“pardo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pardo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pardo.

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