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tabu

English

  1. 🔊 forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
  2. 🔊 excluded from use or mention
    “forbidden fruit”
  3. 🔊 an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
  4. 🔊 a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

Similar words

taboo taboo forbidden out(p) prohibited proscribed taboo verboten taboo