Swahili

Verb

pumbaza

1. To befool, make a fool of, treat as a fool, deceive, play jokes upon.

Related terms

• pumbaa (“be foolish, silly, weak-minded, careless, negligent”)
• jipumbaza (“be stupid on purpose, pretend to be a fool”)
• pumbazwa, pumbazika (“be made a fool of, be duped”)

References

• "Pumbaa" in Swahili-English Dictionary