tabu adj

1 forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands [syn: taboo]

2 excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" [syn: forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten]

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

2 an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion [syn: taboo]

see Tabu

English

Noun

alternative spelling of taboo

Anagrams

• abut
• tuba

Croatian

Etymology

taboo.

Noun

hr-noun m

1. taboo

Czech

Noun

1. taboo

Fijian

Etymology

Common Oceanian, compare Maori tapu

Adjective

tabu

1. forbidden

Finnish

Noun

tabu

1. taboo

German

Adjective

1. taboo

Tabu may refer to:

• Tabu (also spelled tapu), a Polynesian cultural concept, from which the word taboo derives
• Tabu (film), a 1931 award winning film
• Tabu (actress), an Indian actress
• Tabu Ley, a Congolese musician
• Tabu by Dana, a perfume and cosmetics line from the 1950s manufactured by Perfumes Dana Worldwide
• Tabu Records
• Tabu Recordings, a record label from Norway
• Tabu search, a mathematical optimization method.
• Tabu, the Jungle Wizard a superpowered jungle hero comic book character created by Fletcher Hanks.
• Tabu (Romanian Magazine), a Romanian Magazine, Owned by Realitatea-Caţavencu.