bamba
Short answer
In Lima, "bamba" means fake, counterfeit. 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 "falso, de imitación". In use: Esas zapatillas son bamba.
| Part of speech | adjetivo / sustantivo |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | falso, de imitación |
| In use | Esas zapatillas son bamba. Those trainers are fake. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Used as both noun and adjective. Not necessarily an insult about the object — often just a factual description of where it was bought.