"verboten" meaning in English

See verboten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌvəˈbəʊtn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fə-/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌfəɹˈboʊt(ə)n/ [General-American], /ˌvəɹ-/ [General-American], [-ɾ(ə)n] [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-verboten.wav
Rhymes: -əʊtən Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Doublet of forbidden. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewdʰ-}}, {{ubor|en|de|verboten|t=banned, forbidden, prohibited}} Unadapted borrowing from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”), {{doublet|en|forbidden}} Doublet of forbidden Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} verboten (not comparable)
  1. (often emphatic or humorous) (Strictly) forbidden or prohibited. Tags: emphatic, humorous, not-comparable, often
    Sense id: en-verboten-en-adj-9nlBPplG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 95 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 0
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