Bambas

Question

When i was in barcelona i kept hearing some of my friends (when they play a match and they get angry, they look for anything to swear at) say: p'tas bambas.
and they said that bambas means shoes. i mentioned that word to many people specially spanish teachers from mexico and they were not familiar with that meaning.
but today the word crossed my mind and i looked it up in the dictionary:

bambas -> plimsolls(zapatillas de deporte) (peninsular SpanishBr), sneakers (United States)

-do all of spanish-speaking people understand this meaning?
-is this meaning understood in all parts of spain or only in barcelona'

Answer 1

Nathaniel said:

oh and by the way i think its ponete not ponte. right?

Ponete would be a correct way to say it in countries that use the voseo So far, we seem to have established that they use "bambas" in northern Spain (where they do not use "el voseo"). Is there anything to suggest that where they do use "el voseo" (a few countries in South America) that they also use/understand "bambas"'

Answer 2

PUNISHER said:

oh and by the way i think its ponete not ponte. right?

Ponete would be a correct way to say it in countries that use the voseo

Answer 3

i meant ==> they did not understant that meaning (shoes).
beside why do you always talk about food? [url=http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp'im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank][/url]

Heidita said:

PUNISHER said:

jeje it is about shoes, because i used to say that (swear) all the time when i used to play (got it from my friends in barcelona) but i kept getting asked about the meaning of bambas which it was strange for me that native speakers wouldn`t understand a spanish word (that i got from spain) and it kept hanging in my brain.

Nobody said we did not understand the word, but we associated a different item to it.When I hear bambas, i think of bambas de nata jeje, deliciousBambas are like sandals for me to go to the beach (if at all used and I don't ) , they are too for Francisco from Valencia, i seem to recall.I wonder if the word bambas is used in other Spanish speaking countries too.

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Answer 4

DID SHE SAY "AMIGAS EN BARCELONA!"

Heidita said:

PUNISHER said:

jeje it is about shoes, because i used to say that (swear) all the time when i used to play (got it from my friends in barcelona) but i kept getting asked about the meaning of bambas which it was strange for me that native speakers wouldn`t understand a spanish word (that i got from spain) and it kept hanging in my brain.

Nobody said we did not understand the word, but we associated a different item to it.When I hear bambas, i think of bambas de nata jeje, deliciousBambas are like sandals for me to go to the beach (if at all used and I don't ) , they are too for Francisco from Valencia, i seem to recall.I wonder if the word bambas is used in other Spanish speaking countries too.

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Answer 5

PUNISHER said:

jeje it is about shoes, because i used to say that (swear) all the time when i used to play (got it from my friends in barcelona) but i kept getting asked about the meaning of bambas which it was strange for me that native speakers wouldn`t understand a spanish word (that i got from spain) and it kept hanging in my brain.

Nobody said we did not understand the word, but we associated a different item to it.

When I hear bambas, i think of bambas de nata jeje, delicious

Bambas are like sandals for me to go to the beach (if at all used and I don't ) , they are too for Francisco from Valencia, i seem to recall.

I wonder if the word bambas is used in other Spanish speaking countries too.

Answer 6

jeje it is about shoes, because i used to say that (swear) all the time when i used to play (got it from my friends in barcelona) but i kept getting asked about the meaning of bambas which it was strange for me that native speakers wouldn`t understand a spanish word (that i got from spain) and it kept hanging in my brain.
the same as many words that i learned overthere which people from other countries are not familiar with. so im trying to make sure that i have learned words that do exist (at least in some parts of the world).

Mark Baker said:

Here is the Link punni ........[url=http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta'TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=bambaer]http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta'TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=bambaer[/url]I dont think your saying was about shoes....but about swearing wink wink.

PUNISHER said:

and how is it said in spanish? jeje

Mark Baker said:

In mexico there is a saying 'When you throw away a sandal - you never go and retrieve it'.......so what do they say when the football team wins "bambear!!!!" jejejeje

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Answer 7

Here is the Link punni ........[url=http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta'TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=bambaer]http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta'TIPO_BUS=3&LEMA=bambaer[/url]

I dont think your saying was about shoes....but about swearing wink wink.

PUNISHER said:

and how is it said in spanish? jeje

Mark Baker said:

In mexico there is a saying 'When you throw away a sandal - you never go and retrieve it'.......so what do they say when the football team wins "bambear!!!!" jejejeje

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Answer 8

my bad

Valerie said:

I have no idea about the bambas.. but it's "Ponte los zapatos" not ponete (pon = familiar command + te)

PUNISHER said:

finaly someone agrees with me [url=http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp'im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank][/url]oh and by the way i think its ponete not ponte. right?

iker said:

As far I know this word "bambas" is used in the North of Spain, too . I have heard it a thousands times before.Put your sneakers on. "Ponte tus (las) bambas".(zapatillas de deporte).

Answer 9

I have no idea about the bambas.. but it's "Ponte los zapatos" not ponete (pon = familiar command + te)

PUNISHER said:

oh and by the way i think its ponete not ponte. right?

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Answer 10

and how is it said in spanish? jeje

Mark Baker said:

In mexico there is a saying 'When you throw away a sandal - you never go and retrieve it'.......so what do they say when the football team wins "bambear!!!!" jejejeje

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Answer 11

finaly someone agrees with me [url=http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp'im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank][/url]

oh and by the way i think its ponete not ponte. right?

iker said:

As far I know this word "bambas" is used in the North of Spain, too . I have heard it a thousands times before.Put your sneakers on. "Ponte tus (las) bambas".(zapatillas de deporte).

Answer 12

As far I know this word "bambas" is used in the North of Spain, too . I have heard it a thousands times before.
Put your sneakers on. "Ponte tus (las) bambas".(zapatillas de deporte).

Answer 13

In mexico there is a saying 'When you throw away a sandal - you never go and retrieve it'.......so what do they say when the football team wins "bambear!!!!" jejejeje

Answer 14

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