[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

taboo \taboo"\, a. written also tabu and tapu.
   polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a
   prohibition.
   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.
   webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
tabu tapu 

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