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tambu

tambu is the alternative form of taboo.

Meaning of taboo

Adjective

taboo (comparative more taboo, superlative most taboo)

  1. Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.
    • Incest is a taboo subject in most soap operas.
  2. Culturally forbidden.

See all 7 meanings of taboo

Forms of tambu

pluraltambus

Questions about tambu

What is tambu the alternative form of?
Tambu is the alternative form of taboo.

Words near tambu in the dictionary

  1. TamBrahms
  2. tambreet
  3. tambreets
  4. tambroline
  5. tambromycin
  6. tambu
  7. tambuki
  8. Tambukis
  9. Tambuko
  10. Tambulig
  11. Tambulilid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tambu (page history and authors); taboo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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