campamento
/kampaˈmento/masculine
The English phrase 'camp' is translated into Spanish as campamento.
campamento is a masculine noun used to describe an outdoor place. You can use the phrase organizar un campamento to mean 'to organize a camp', disfrutar del campamento for 'to enjoy the camp' and amigos del campamento for 'camp friends'. If you are referring to the activity of camping, you can use the phrase ir de camping to mean 'to go camping'. Other useful related terms include fogata for 'campfire' and tienda de campaña for 'tent'.
Meaning: outdoor place (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the term colonias is used specifically to refer to organized summer camps for children.
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The word campamento is a masculine noun. If you wish to express the action of living in a tent, you can use the verb acampar.
How do you pronounce it?
/kampaˈmento/
Did you know?
- The term tienda de campaña literally translates to 'shop of campaign', even though it describes a simple tent.
- The verb acampar can be used metaphorically to describe someone who stays in one place for a long time, such as a fan waiting hours outside a stadium for tickets.
- The English word 'campaign' and the Spanish word campaña share the same etymological origin, both tied to open fields.
Examples in context
- Tom llegó al campamento a salvo.Tom arrived at the camp safely.This sentence shows how to describe arriving at the campamento.Tatoeba #1467834 by marcelostockle, translation #1027101 by CK
- Él volvió al campamento de la armada.He returned to the army camp.This sentence uses campamento to refer to an army camp.Tatoeba #1388023 by marcelostockle, translation #805380 by Source_VOA
- Los soldados abandonaron su campamento.The soldiers abandoned their camp.This sentence describes soldiers leaving their campamento.Tatoeba #7011999 by Eremon, translation #3922849 by Amastan
- Mi hija irá a un campamento de veranoMy daughter is going to a summer camp
- El refugio de montaña ofrece programas de campamentoThe mountain shelter offers camping programs
- Vamos a hacer camping en el bosqueWe are going camping in the forest
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Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are planning a hiking trip.
- Lucía¿Conoces un buen campamento para este fin de semana?Do you know a good camp for this weekend?
- MateoSí, conozco un campamento muy bonito cerca de la montaña.Yes, I know a very beautiful camp near the mountain.
- Lucía¡Qué bien! ¿Es un campamento tranquilo?Great! Is it a quiet camp?
- MateoSí, es un campamento ideal para descansar.Yes, it is an ideal camp for resting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “camp” translations and entries campamento, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
