# continuo

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #69,755

## Definitions
1. A member of the personal guard of the medieval and early modern Spanish or Portuguese kings.

## Etymology
From Spanish continuo, ellipsis of hombre continuo (“constant and steadfast man”), from Latin continuus (“constant, continuous”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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