| Definition of 'tabu' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) taboo, tabu
a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
2. (adj) taboo, tabu
an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
3. (adj) taboo, tabu
forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
4. (adj) forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten
excluded from use or mention
"forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
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| Definition of 'tabu' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. tabu
see Taboo
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Sense: (something) forbidden for religious reasons or because it is against social custom
Alcohol is (a) taboo in Muslim societies.
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 Afrikaans: taboe |
 Arabic: مُحَرَّم |
 Bulgarian: табу |
 Brazilian: tabu |
 Czech: tabu |
 German: das Tabu, tabu |
 Danish: tabu |
 Greek: ταμπού |
 Spanish: tabú |
 Estonian: tabu |
 Farsi: تابو؛ حرام |
 Finnish: tabu |
 French: tabou |
 Hebrew: אִיסוּר |
 Hindi: वर्जित कर्म |
 Croatian: tabu |
 Hungarian: tabu |
 Indonesian: haram, tabu |
 Icelandic: bannaður, forboðinn |
 Italian: tabù |
 Japanese: タブー |
 Korean: 금기, 금기의 |
 Lithuanian: tabu |
 Latvian: tabu |
 Malay: dilarang |
 Dutch: taboe |
 Norwegian: tabu(forestilling) |
 Polish: tabu, rzecz zakazana |
 Persian: تابو؛ حرام |
 Pashto: ناروا، منع شوى ، رټل شوى |
 Portuguese: tabu |
 Romanian: tabu |
 Russian: табу; запрещённый |
 Slovak: tabu |
 Slovenian: tabu |
 Serbian: tabu |
 Swedish: tabu |
 Thai: ข้อห้าม; ซึ่งต้องห้าม |
 Turkish: tabu, yasak |
 Taiwanese: 禁忌 |
 Ukrainian: табу; заборона |
 Urdu: حرام، ممنوع |
 Vietnamese: điều cấm kỵ |
 Chinese: 禁忌 |
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