taboo

IPA(Pronunciation)

/təˈbuː/

Noun

countable uncountable in Polynesia

An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion. / (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.

Japanese Meaning

社会的な慣習や感情的な忌避により課せられる禁止や抑制 / （特にポリネシアにおいて）神聖視され、使用や接近、言及が禁じられているもの

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In that conservative town, any discussion about divorce remained a taboo, whispered about but never openly addressed.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その保守的な町では、離婚についての話題は社会的な禁忌とされ、ささやかれるだけで決して公然とは議論されなかった。

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Sense（1）

An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

So among the Alfoors of the island of Buru it is taboo to mention the names of parents and parents-in-law, or even to speak of common objects by words which resemble these names in sound.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

(in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.

taboos

（ plural ）

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