"continuo" meaning in Spanish

See continuo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /konˈtinwo/, [kõn̪ˈt̪i.nwo] Forms: continua [feminine], continuos [masculine, plural], continuas [feminine, plural], contino [alternative, archaic]
Rhymes: -inwo Etymology: Borrowed from Latin continuus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|continuus}} Borrowed from Latin continuus Head templates: {{es-adj}} continuo (feminine continua, masculine plural continuos, feminine plural continuas)
  1. (of actions) continual, constant (done or extending without interruption)
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-adj--rUCnU8J
  2. (of areas) continuous, adjacent (extending from one to another without interruption)
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-adj-00nkingc
  3. (of people) steady, persevering (continuing with one's task without interruption)
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-adj-66ozTbbj
  4. (of values) continual, nondiscrete (existing in an uninterrupted continuum)
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-adj-nE0uEFCa Categories (other): Time Disambiguation of Time: 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a la continua, acto continuo, bajo continuo, continuamente, continuismo, corriente continua, de continuo, función continua Related terms: continuar, continuidad

Noun

IPA: /konˈtinwo/, [kõn̪ˈt̪i.nwo] Forms: continuos [plural]
Rhymes: -inwo Etymology: Borrowed from Latin continuus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|continuus}} Borrowed from Latin continuus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} continuo m (plural continuos)
  1. unity (an area extending without interruption) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-noun-txtxtLR9
  2. (chiefly historical) vassal (a man bound to perpetual service to a king or similar lord, especially as a) man-at-arms or bodyguard Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-noun-olS~AHEj Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 4 2 9 19 28 24
  3. (historical) continuo (one of the 100 or so men-at-arms who formed the Spanish and Portuguese kings' perpetual personal guard) Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-noun-t3xpwMyd Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 4 2 9 19 28 24
  4. (music) continuo (basso continuo) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-continuo-es-noun-X~S-SRmv Categories (other): Music, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 4 2 9 19 28 24 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: solución de continuo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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