tabú

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See also: tabu, Tabu, tabù, and tabū

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (prohibited).

Pronunciation

Noun

tabú m (plural tabús)

  1. taboo

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Icelandic

Etymology

From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (prohibited).

Pronunciation

Noun

tabú n (genitive singular tabús, nominative plural tabú)

  1. taboo

Declension

    Declension of tabú
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tabú tabúið tabú tabúin
accusative tabú tabúið tabú tabúin
dative tabúi tabúinu tabúum tabúunum
genitive tabús tabúsins tabúa tabúanna

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English taboo, from Tongan tapu (prohibited).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /taˈbu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: ta‧bú

Adjective

tabú m or f (masculine and feminine plural tabús or tabúes)

  1. taboo

Noun

tabú m (plural tabús or tabúes)

  1. taboo

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