Kapu Definition
käpo͝o
kapu
noun
A ban or restriction, especially one associated with the traditional Hawaiian religious system; taboo.
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adjective
Forbidden or restricted; taboo.
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Origin of Kapu
Hawaiian from Proto-Polynesian tapu
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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