Meanings
contino1
nouncontino (plural continos)
plural continos
- alternativehistoricalAlternative form of continuo, a personal guard of the Spanish or Portuguese king.
Contino2
Origin
contino · noun
- Latincontinuum
- Spanishcontino
- Englishcontino
From early modern Portuguese and Spanish contino, ellipsis of ombre contino, from Latin continuum.
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Full word history & related roots →Contino · proper noun
- Portuguesecontino
- EnglishContino
From Spanish and Portuguese contino.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
contino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contino
MLA
“contino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contino. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “contino,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contino.
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