kapu Meaning & Definition
What Does Kapu Mean?
Kapu is a noun that means Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
Kapu Definition (Noun)
- Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.
Synonyms of Kapu
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Kapu synonyms and antonyms →Word Forms & Grammar
kapu (plural kapu or kapus)
Origin of Kapu
From Hawaiian kapu, from Proto-Polynesian *tapu, from Proto-Oceanic *tabu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *tambu. Doublet of taboo.