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tapu

  • /ˈtɑːpuː/

Rhymes with -ɑːpu

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Māori tapu. Doublet of kapu.

noun tapus

  1. New Zealand, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of taboo Spies were sent to test the Moriori’s mettle by violating tapu & despoiling holy sites.

verb tapus · tapuing · tapued

  1. New Zealand, alternative Alternative form of taboo Tapuing seeds and fields are types of the English laws for protecting out-door property; women tapued to men is matrimony; tapuing sick persons is analogous to the quarantine orders against lepers, the plague and the yellow fever.

Opposite: noa

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MLA

"tapu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tapu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tapu. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tapu

Chicago

"tapu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tapu.

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@misc{tapu_2026,
  title = {tapu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tapu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}