basso continuo vs continuo

basso continuo and continuo both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
basso continuo	Yes	No	No	No
continuo	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, basso continuo and continuo are synonyms defined as:

basso continuo and continuo: a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

Other synonyms of basso continuo include figured bass, thorough bass.

basso continuo (noun)	continuo (noun)
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played	a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played