bacán
Short answer
In Lima, "bacán" means great, cool. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "genial, estupendo". In use: El concierto estuvo bacán.
| Part of speech | adjetivo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | genial, estupendo |
| In use | El concierto estuvo bacán. The concert was great. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Broad approval, safe in almost any informal setting. Also used in Colombia and Cuba.