Cardecu

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkɑːdɪkjuː/

Origin

From French quart d'écu ‘quarter of an écu’.

Full definition of cardecu

Noun

1. (historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
• 1819: “a set of hilding fellows there were, whom we dismissed to find them a new master — enough had been done for revenge and profit; the bunch of them were not worth a cardecu.” — Walter Scott, Ivanhoe

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