• Shona word benzi in the Shona Dictionary
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benzi
/ɓéⁿz̤i/

• noun , class(5)
• synonyms: chikwinya, dinga, dofo, dununu, fuza, mboko
• dialects/origins: Karanga, Manyika, Zezuru

English translation

fool

1. One who is deficient in intellect; a weak-minded or idiotic person.
2. One who is deficient in judgement or sense; a silly or stupid person; one who manifests either habitual or occasional lack of discernment or common sense chiefly used as a term of disparagement, contempt, or self-depreciation.