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escudo.
(a loanword from Spanish)
Headword:
escudo.
Principal English Translation:
a shield, a coat of arms; shields could be decorated with feathers; see also chimalli
Attestations from sources in Spanish:
yhuitlachichihualli oncan moetztica San Francisco yhuan Totlaçonantzin = y también dos escudos hechos de pluma en que están estampados San Fransisco y Nuestra Señora (Xochimilco, 1650)