tabú

See also: tabu, Tabu, tabù, and tabū

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [təˈβu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [təˈbu]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈbu]

Noun

tabú m (plural tabús)

1. taboo

Derived terms

• mot tabú

Further reading

• “tabú” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Icelandic

Etymology

From English taboo, from Tongan tapu (“prohibited”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːpuː/

Noun

tabú n (genitive singular tabús, nominative plural tabú)

1. taboo

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈbu/ [t̪aˈβ̞u]
• 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

Further reading

• “tabú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28