English to English
adjective
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
noun
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
source: WordNet 3.0
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
adjective satellite
- excluded from use or mention
Forbidden fruit.
In our house dancing and playing cards were out.
A taboo subject.
source: WordNet 3.0
- forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
source: WordNet 3.0
verb
- declare as sacred and forbidden
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [tabú] Magbawal
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
