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Meaning of écu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
eɪˈkuː

Definitions

  1. The European Currency Unit (symbol ₠), a currency used in the European Community before the euro.
  2. Initialism of engine control unit.
  3. A silver coin formerly used in France, with varying values.
  4. Initialism of electronic control unit.
  5. Initialism of emission(s) control unit.
  6. Initialism of European Currency Unit.
    European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  7. Initialism of extreme close-up.

Equivalents

Español escudo
Français écu
Italiano scudo
Português ecu
Русский экю
Türkçe ekü

Examples

“The court joined in the enthusiasm, and following frequent stagings at Versailles, the king awarded de Belloy a thousand écus and a golden medallion.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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