Spanish Conversation · Level 32
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Spanish word
campeonato
Pronunciation
IPA/kampeoˈnato/
Meaning
- masculine nounchampionship
Example
¿Cuándo es el campeonato de fútbol?
When is the soccer championship?
More examples
Ella ganó el campeonato el año pasado.
She won the championship last year.
Core concept
Series of matches or rounds culminating in a final winner.
Common phrases
el campeonato de fútbol
the football championship
ganar el campeonato
win the championship
Similar words
torneo: Tournament of scheduled matches that progresses through rounds to name a winner.
competición: Competitive event testing skills or performance to rank participants or award prizes.
liga: Competition held over many fixtures in which teams earn points in a table format.
concurso: Contest of creative or skillful entries judged against criteria to select prizewinners.
Definition in Spanish
Competición organizada para determinar quién es el campeón, con partidos o pruebas agrupadas en fases o en formato de eliminación.
Word origin
Derived from Spanish campeón combined with the suffix -ato, following the same formation as Italian campionato and French championnat.
Usage tips
- Campeonato and torneo overlap, but campeonato often implies a title or season-long contest while torneo can be a shorter or single-event competition.
Other meanings
- tournamentnoun
Related words
- campeónchampionnoun
- campeonafemale championnoun