utapeli
oo-tah-PEH-lee
How to say it
Swahiliutapelioo-tah-PEH-leesoon
Englishfraud, swindling, scamsoon
Frenchescroquerie, arnaquesoon
Meaning
The act of cheating people out of money or goods by lies and tricks.
Good to know
U class noun without a plural. A swindler is tapeli, plural matapeli. Utapeli wa mtandaoni is online fraud.
Examples
- Alifungwa jela kwa kosa la utapeli.He was jailed for fraud.
- Jihadhari na utapeli wa simu za mkononi.Beware of mobile phone scams.
- Polisi wamefichua mtandao wa utapeli jijini.The police have exposed a fraud ring in the city.
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