paraphernalia vs equipment

paraphernalia and equipment both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paraphernalia	Yes	No	No	No
equipment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, equipment is a hypernym of paraphernalia; that is, equipment is a word with a broader meaning than paraphernalia:

paraphernalia: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
equipment: an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service

paraphernalia (noun)	equipment (noun)
equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.	an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service