tabu

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

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
• Derivationally related forms:
taboo (for: taboo)
• Regions:
Polynesia
• Hypernyms:
bias, prejudice, preconception
2. an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
• Syn:
taboo
• Derivationally related forms:
taboo (for: taboo)
• Hypernyms:
inhibition

II - adjective

1. excluded from use or mention
- forbidden fruit
- in our house dancing and playing cards were out
- a taboo subject
• Syn:
forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten
• Similar to:
impermissible
2. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
• Syn:
taboo
• Similar to:
sacred

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  forbidden, out(p), prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten