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taboe

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Etymology

Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taːˈbu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ta‧boe
  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

taboe n (plural taboes, diminutive taboetje n)

  1. taboo, prohibition

Adjective

taboe (not comparable)

  1. taboo, not allowed

Declension

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Derived terms

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