cardecu

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːdɪkjuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹdɪkju/

Noun

cardecu (plural cardecus)

1. (historical) A silver French coin worth a quarter of an écu.
   • 1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe:

     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.

Anagrams

• accrued, cue card