NOUN
- an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
- a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
ADJECTIVE
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excluded from use or mention
forbidden fruit
a taboo subject
in our house dancing and playing cards were out - forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
How To Use tabu In A Sentence
- Like other police forces, Wiltshire constabulary is not setting up a special squad or unit to deal with possible hunting law infringements.
- Mrs King is being supported by her husband Simon, a police inspector with Wiltshire Constabulary, who is also a seasoned runner.
- The orchestrated escort and the accompanying police violence in clearing the picket reflected the involvement of city based police, the local constabulary having been cooperative with the workers.
- The Dominion through her Indian officers and her mounted constabulary is showing herself the inheritress of these traditions. Memories of Canada and Scotland ā Speeches and Verses
- At birth the femoral head and the acetabulum are mainly cartilaginous, and a normal adult hip joint depends on their correct development.
- Or Iād order a cup of roasted corn topped with sour cream and salsa at a stand outside of Fiesta followed by a tamale from a Mexican butcher and a cheeseburger from Whataburger. Home sweet (and savory) home! | Homesick Texan
- It is unlikely that hand-written entries can be tabulated with the same efficiency as the typical "tick boxes. Daniel Koh: The Race Classification Gap
- The fine-grained assemblage is dominated by tabular, low-density elements, such as cycloid scales and fish vertebrae. Archive 2008-04-01
- Our hard work and patience finally paid off and I would like to thank my colleagues, and the many officers from other constabularies who assisted us.
- Conclusions : The soft tissue in the acetabulum is one of the factors to hinder hip reduction.