Tabu may refer to:

Cultural and legal concepts

Taboo A taboo or tabu is a social group's ban, prohibition, or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, sacred, or allowed only for certain persons.''Encyclopædia Britannica ...

(spelled ''tabu'' in earlier historical records), something that is unacceptable in society *

Tapu (Polynesian culture) Tapu is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with " spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions. The English word ''taboo'' derives from this later meaning and dates from Captai ...

(also spelled ''tabu''), a Polynesian cultural concept from which the word taboo derives *

Tapu (Ottoman law) Tapu (also Tabu) was a permanent lease of state-owned arable land to a peasant family in the Ottoman Empire. The term was also used to indicate the title deed that certified tapu rights. In Palestine, the Turkish word "tapu" was pronounced "tabu ...

(also tabu), a permanent lease of state-owned arable land to a peasant family in the Ottoman Empire *

Toubou people The Toubou or Tubu (from Old Tebu, meaning "rock people") are an ethnic group native to the Tibesti Mountains that inhabit the central Sahara in northern Chad, southern Libya and northeastern Niger. They live either as herders and nomads or as ...

of Africa

People

* Tabu (actress) (born 1971), Indian actress * Tabu Ley Rochereau (1937–2013), Congolese musician *

Tabu Taid Tabu Ram Taid ( as, টাবু ৰাম টাইড, hi, टाबु राम टाइड) known as 'Tabu Taid', (1 August 1942 – 17 August 2019) was an Indian educationist, linguist, author and administrator. Early life and educ ...

(born 1942), Indian educationist, writer and scholar * Tabu Abdallah, Burundian politician and former finance minister for

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

Film and television

* ''Tabu'' (1931 film), a 1931 award-winning film directed by F. W. Murnau * ''Tabu'' (2012 film), a 2012 Portuguese film * ''Tabu'' (TV series), a Finnish dark comedic show *Tabu the Jungle Wizard, a superpowered jungle hero comic book character created by Fletcher Hanks

Music

*''Tabu'', a 2017 album by

Timoteij Timoteij were a Swedish ethnopop group established in 2008. The group originally consisted of four women, Cecilia Kallin, Bodil Bergström, Elina Thorsell and Johanna Pettersson, all born in 1991. Pettersson left the group in 2014. History Tim ...

*''Tabu'', a 2017 album by Lana Jurčević *''Tabu'', a 2018 album by

Michelle Michelle may refer to: People * Michelle (name), a given name and surname, the feminine form of Michael * Michelle Courtens, Dutch singer, performing as "Michelle" * Michelle (German singer) * Michelle (Scottish singer) (born 1980), Scottis ...

* "Tabú" (song), a 2019 song by Pablo Alborán and Ava Max *

Tabu Records Tabu Productions was an American record label founded by Clarence Avant in 1975. The label, Tabu Records, focused on R&B and funk. Founding Avant founded the label after Sussex Records went out of business in June 1975. Tabu Record's flagship ...

, an American record label founded in 1975 * Tabu Records (Denmark), founded by the Danish group Suspekt in 1998 *

Tabu Recordings Tabu Recordings is an independent Norwegian record label founded in 2003 in Oslo. It is owned by Tuba Records, a major Scandinavian independent music distributor. The label focuses on releasing products from the Norwegian metal bands. Bands sig ...

, an independent Norwegian record label founded in 2003

Other uses

* Tabu search, a mathematical optimization method * Tabu by Dana, a perfume and cosmetics line from the 1930s manufactured by House of Dana

Cultural and legal concepts

People

Film and television

Music

Other uses

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