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equipo

team

noun eh-KEE-poh Common

Origin: From French équipe, of Germanic origin.

Also means

equipment; kit

Usage Note

Equipo covers both a sports team and a set of equipment (equipo de montaña = 'mountain gear'). When referring to a team as a unit it takes a singular verb in Spanish, unlike British English where collective nouns often take the plural. It reached Spanish from French équipe, a word of Germanic origin.

Examples

"Nuestro equipo ganó el partido."

Natural Translation

Our team won the match.

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