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As said in the previous definition, this is the Hawaiian word for "forbidden" and has in recent years come to mean "Keep out" or "no trespassing". However, the ancient Hawaiians had no concept of land ownership. The word has much more meaning than this. It is a reference to the ancient Hawaiian system of laws known as the "Kapu system", which forbade certain things because of a sacredness associated with it. For that reason, it can also mean "sacred", as in it is forbidden because it is so sacred. The Hawaiian version of "taboo".
"You broke the Kapu of bathing yourself in the mountains, you have contaminated our drinking water."

"Eh brah, no can go dea, dat place stay Kapu." (In this instance the translations "forbidden" and "sacred" could be interchangeable)
Kapu by Kanakattack February 10, 2012
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KAPU is the hottest club in town. if the town is Linz/Austria. they offer great live shows of all kinds of underground culture, e.g. hip hop jams or rock shows.
Hans: Hey Sepp, let´s stay at home! we can watch a silly film and smoke this fat bag of weed

Sepp: No, dude! I prefer going to KAPU. it´s the hottest club in town! we can smoke the weed there and also drink a few beers while listening to the band.
kapu by melk December 27, 2008
Kapu is usually a female who likes to dress like a male.
"Aah, taas yksi kapu" "Oh look, again one of those kapus"
kapu by kapu April 11, 2005
Kapu is a community found mainly in the Southern Indian State of Andhra Pradesh they are also concentrated in States like Tamil Nadu,Karnataka and Orissa.The term Kapu / Kaapu in Telugu means Protector.The community is primarily an Agragarian Community They are also referred to by their caste titles Naidu and Setty and make up about 22% of the state's population
1.Kapu/Naidu in the Pre Kakatiyan period referred to soldiers and agriculturists.
2.Kapu/Naidu were the Rich and Powerful Traders and Merchants of the Kakatiya Dynasty.
Kapu by radhakrishna November 9, 2008
kapu is the great leader of reikäpäät perhaps the most powerful clan in ns.
look words like kapteeni in finish you will get the point
kapu by kapu April 10, 2005

Kapu Aloha 

An order of restraint placed by kahuna (Hawaiian priests) or other Hawaiian cultural practitioners, to act with only kindness, love and empathy. During the ceremonial period (enactment proceedings), alcohol, drugs and tobacco are prohibited. This separates the secular from the sacred and begins the ritual process collectively. Total purity is not attained but enacts a separation of ordinary life to mark the activities as sacred.
The Protectors on Mauna Kea demonstrated with Kapu Aloha!
Kapu Aloha by Amadscientist May 24, 2015