continuo vs basso continuo

continuo and basso continuo both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of continuo include figured bass, thorough bass.

continuo (noun)	basso 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