"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 [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -əʊtən Etymology: Borrowed from German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰewdʰ-}}, {{bor|en|de|verboten|t=banned, forbidden, prohibited}} German verboten (“banned, forbidden, prohibited”) 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

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