equipo
/eˈkipo/
The Spanish word equipo means team.
The word equipo can mean both a group of people (a team) and a set of tools or objects (equipment).
Which one should you use?
While equipo can mean equipment, use the word equipo for a sports team or a work team and equipamiento or material for technical or industrial equipment in many contexts.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of equipo is equipos.
How do you pronounce it?
/eˈkipo/
Did you know?
- In a technical context, equipo can refer to a single piece of hardware, such as a computer, even though it literally means 'equipment' or 'set'.
- While equipo refers to a team, the word equipo is masculine in Spanish, whereas its French ancestor équipe and its Portuguese relative equipa are feminine.
- When talking about a sports team, equipo describes the organization as a whole, but plantilla is used to refer specifically to the squad of players available to the coach.
Examples in context
- El equipo de fútbol ganó el partido.The soccer team won the match.
- Mi equipo ganó el partido.My team won the game.
- Necesitamos un nuevo equipo de trabajo.We need a new work team.
- Él es el mejor jugador de todo el equipo.He is the best player on the whole team.
Example conversation
Lucía and Mateo are discussing their work project.
- LucíaHola Mateo, ¿está listo el equipo?Hello Mateo, is the team ready?
- MateoSí, todo el equipo está esperando en la oficina.Yes, the whole team is waiting in the office.
- LucíaPerfecto, vamos a empezar la reunión ahora.Perfect, we are going to start the meeting now.
- MateoDe acuerdo, Lucía, yo los aviso.Alright, Lucía, I will let them know.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry equipo, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries equipo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
