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1. Forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
   - taboo
    
2. Excluded from use or mention
   "tabu fruit";
   - forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, verboten

1. A prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
   - taboo
    
2. An inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion
   - taboo

Derived forms: tabus

See also: impermissible, sacred

Type of: bias, inhibition, preconception, prejudice

Encyclopedia: Tabu, a Story of the South Seas