tabú

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

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

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tabú m (plural tabús)

1. taboo

• mot tabú

• “tabú”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰaːpuː/

tabú n (genitive singular tabús, nominative plural tabú)

1. taboo

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

• IPA^(key): /taˈbu/ [t̪aˈβ̞u]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: ta‧bú

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

1. taboo
   • 2025 November 2, Gloria López, “La embalsamadora que le da vida a la muerte [The embalmer who brings death to life]”, in El Sol de México‎^[1]:

     Alejandra Acosta dice que el miedo a hablar de la muerte ha ocultado el trabajo de los embalsamadores, que es un tema tabú que los mantiene en el anonimato, porque su trabajo es un recordatorio constante de que la gente se va morir^[sic].

     Alejandra Acosta says that fear of talking about death has hidden the work of embalmers, which is a taboo topic that keeps them anonymous, because their work is a constant reminder that people will die.

tabú m (plural tabúes or tabús)

1. taboo

• “tabú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025