noun, plural scu·di [skoo-dee] /ˈsku di/.
- any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
noun plural -di (-diː)
- any of several former Italian coins
n.old Italian silver coin, Italian, literally “shield” (in reference to the device it bore), from Latin scutum (see hide (n.1)).