contraband
noun /ˈkɒntrəbænd/
/ˈkɑːntrəbænd/
[uncountable]- goods that are illegally taken into or out of a country
- contraband goods
- to smuggle contraband
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Spanish contrabanda, from Italian contrabando, from contra- ‘against’ + bando ‘proclamation, ban’.