Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

contino

/kɑntˈinoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: con-ti-no
IPA: /kɑntˈinoʊ/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of continuo, a personal guard of the Spanish or Portuguese king.

name

Etymology

From early modern Portuguese and Spanish contino, ellipsis of ombre contino, from Latin continuum.

Origin

Source language: Portuguese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, contino, continuum

Inflected Forms

continos (plural)

Rhymes With

casino latino amino filipino reno dino moreno marino valentino tarantino gino aquino

Questions

How do you pronounce contino?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɑntˈinoʊ/.
What does contino mean?: Alternative form of continuo, a personal guard of the Spanish or Portuguese king.
Where does contino come from?: It is traced to Portuguese.

How to pronounce contino

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