English
Etymology
From French quart#French|quart d'écu#French|écu �quarter of an écu�.
Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�:dɪkju:/
Noun
en-noun
- 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
ru:cardecu
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