Word: Taboo
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Tongan tabu ‘set apart, forbidden’; introduced into English by Captain James Cook
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
təˈbuː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
place under a taboo
Short Definition:place under taboo
Examples:- traditional societies taboo female handling of food during this period
Variant Forms:
- tabu
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