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Meaning of kapu | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A member of a caste of agriculturists found primarily in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
  2. Taboo, especially in Hawaiian contexts.

Examples

“The operation of taboos – or kapu – kept society ordered, quite cruelly on occasion.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

kapuka Kapur Kapur-Toriello syndrome Kapurthala Kapuskasing kapusta

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