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tabu::noun | Spocien Dictionary

tabu

noun

/tə'bu/

a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature

Type	Words
Synonyms	taboo
Type of	prejudice, preconception, bias

tabu

noun

/tə'bu/

an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion

Type	Words
Synonyms	taboo
Type of	inhibition

tabu

adjective

/tə'bu/

excluded from use or mention

Type	Words
Synonyms	forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten

tabu

adjective

/tə'bu/

forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands

Type	Words
Synonyms	taboo