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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, n.
     A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach
     to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an
     interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common
     in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also
     tabu.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabooed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tabooing.]
     To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to
     interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set
     apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also tabu.]
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, a. [Written also tabu and tapu.]
     [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a
     prohibition.]
     Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races
     of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain
     persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties;
     interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be
     taboo.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, a. [Written also tapu.] [Polynesian tabu,
     tapu, sacred, under restriction, a prohibition.]
     Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races
     of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain
     persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties;
     interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be
     taboo.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, n.
     A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach
     to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an
     interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common
     in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also
     tabu.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Taboo \Ta*boo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tabooed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Tabooing.]
     To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to
     interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set
     apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also tabu.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  taboo
       adj 1: 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,
               tabu, verboten]
       2: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
          [syn: tabu]
       n 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: tabu]
       2: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or
          emotional aversion [syn: tabu]
       v : declare as sacred and forbidden

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     Αγγλικά n.
     το ταμπού

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     a.
     1 excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
     2 Culturally forbidden.
     n.
     An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional
  aversion.
     vb.
     1 To mark as taboo.
     2 To ban.
     3 To avoid.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     a.
     1 excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
     2 Culturally forbidden.
     n.
     An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional
  aversion.
     vb.
     1 To mark as taboo.
     2 To ban.
     3 To avoid.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     a.
     1 excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
     2 Culturally forbidden.
     n.
     An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional
  aversion.
     vb.
     1 To mark as taboo.
     2 To ban.
     3 To avoid.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     a.
     1 excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
     2 Culturally forbidden.
     n.
     An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional
  aversion.
     vb.
     1 To mark as taboo.
     2 To ban.
     3 To avoid.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     Englanti n.
     tabu

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  taboo
     Engelska n.
     tabu

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Taboo /tabˈuː/
  الحرام

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  забранен
  excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  табу
  inhibition or ban

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  tabu

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  Tabu  [soc.]
        "put sth. under taboo"  - etw. zum Tabu machen, etw. mit einem Tabu belegen
        "break a taboo"  - ein Tabu brechen, gegen ein Tabu verstoßen
        "Speaking about sex is a taboo in her country."  - In ihrem Land ist es ein Tabu, über Sex zu sprechen.
     Synonym: tabu
  
   see: taboos
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  tabu, tabuisiert, unantastbar  [soc.]
        "be considered taboo"  - tabuisiert sein
        "Sex is a taboo subject for many people."  - Sex ist für viele Leute ein Tabuthema.
        "The burial ground was seen as a taboo place."  - Die Begräbnisstätte wurde als verbotener Ort angesehen.
     Synonym: verboten
  
   see: be taboo, Don't dip your pen in company ink.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  verpönt 
     Synonyms: scorned, frowned on
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  
  απαγορευμένο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  tabu
  excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  tabu 2.
  in Polynesia: something which may not be used
   3.
  inhibition or ban

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  1. välttää
  avoid
  2. kieltää
  ban
  3. merkitä tabuksi
  mark as taboo

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/ 
  1. वर्जित~कर्म
        "Drinking alchohol in public places is taboo many societies."

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  taboo /tabˈuː/
  tabu

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  pantang
  excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention

From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-ind ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  pantangan, pemali
  inhibition or ban

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  禁忌, 禁制
  excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  タブー, 禁忌, 禁止
  inhibition or ban

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  1. 排斥
  avoid
  2. 禁止
  ban
  3. タブー, 禁忌, 禁止
  mark as taboo

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  taboo /təˈbu:/
  I.    tabu, zakaz
  II.    zakazany, niedozwolony

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  tabu
  inhibition or ban

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  taboo //tæˈbuː// //təˈbuː// 
  tabubelägga, tabuera
  mark as taboo

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/tæˈbu/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  136 Moby Thesaurus words for "taboo":
     Eighteenth Amendment, Prohibition Party, Volstead Act, anathema,
     ban, banned, bar, bar out, barred, barring, blockade, boycott,
     censorable, censored, circumscription, contraband, count out,
     cut off, debar, debarment, debarring, demarcation, denial, deny,
     dirty, disallow, disallowance, embargo, enjoin, exception, exclude,
     exclude from, exclusion, explicit, forbade, forbid, forbiddance,
     forbidden, forbidden fruit, forbidding, freeze out, ignore,
     illegal, illicit, impolite, inadmissibility, indecorous, index,
     index expurgatorius, index librorum prohibitorum, inhibit,
     inhibition, injunction, interdict, interdicted, interdiction,
     interdictum, jargonal, jargonish, keep out, law, leave out,
     limitation, lock out, lockout, narrowing, no-no, nonadmission,
     nonpermissible, not permitted, off limits, omission, omit,
     ostracize, out of bounds, outlaw, outlawed, pass over, preclude,
     preclusion, prevent, prevention, prohibit, prohibited, prohibition,
     prohibitory injunction, proscribe, proscribed, proscription,
     refusal, refuse, regulation, reject, rejection, relegate,
     relegation, repress, repression, repudiate, repudiation,
     reservation, restraint, restricted, restriction,
     restrictive covenants, rude, rule out, ruled out, ruling out,
     sanction, say no to, scatological, send to Coventry, shut out,
     slang, slangy, statute, sumptuary laws, suppress, suppression,
     tabooed, unacceptable, unallowed, unauthorized, under the ban,
     unlawful, unlicensed, unmentionable, unpermissible, unsanctioned,
     unspeakable, untouchable, verboten, vetoed, zoning, zoning laws
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 禁忌,禁止接近,禁止使用;
  a. 禁忌的;
  v. 禁忌,禁制,禁止;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 禁忌,禁止接近,禁止使用
     a. 禁忌的,忌讳的
     vt. 禁忌,禁制,禁止

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