tabou

adjectivecommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

tabou

from a translation of Cook's voyage (1777), from English taboo, from Tongan tapu "forbidden, sacred". (1782) taboo.

Definition

Synonym

inabordable

Translations

  • germangerman:Tabu
  • englishenglish:taboo
  • spanishspanish:tabú
  • italianitalian:tabù
  • dutchdutch:taboe
  • portugueseportuguese:tabu

See also

tabouer (v.) taboue (v.) taboues (v.) tabouiser (v.) taboue (adj.) tabous (adj.) tabous (cn.) taboues (adj.)