tabuo

• Hyphenation: ta‧bu‧o

tabuo

1. the spiny bitter gourd (Momordica cochinchinensis)

From French tabou, English taboo, German Tabu, Polish tabu, Yiddish ⁧טאַבו⁩ (tabu), Russian табу́ (tabú), all from Tongan tapu (“prohibited, sacred”).

• IPA^(key): [taˈbuo]
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• Rhymes: -uo
• Hyphenation: ta‧bu‧o

tabuo (accusative singular tabuon, plural tabuoj, accusative plural tabuojn)

1. taboo

   Iuj homoj argumentas, ke la cenzuro kaj la tabuo arĥaikas kaj ne apartenas al la moderna socio.

   Some people argue that censorship and taboo are antiquated and don't belong in modern society.