Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Especially large or powerful.
a jumbo helping
гига́нтскийgigántskij, огро́мныйogrómnyj
More definitions
- of great mass; huge and bulky
Examples
8 sentencesI saw a jumbo jet take off.
The jumbo jet touched down thundering.
I don't want to hear any more of that mumbo jumbo.
Is "jumbo shrimp" an oxymoron?
His jumbo jet ought to have arrived in Osaka now.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
especially large or powerful:
Origin
From Jumbo (1860–1885), the name given to a large African elephant from East Africa that wFrom Jumbo (1860–1885), the name given to a large African elephant from East Africa that was purchased in 1882 by American showman P. T. Barnum (1810–1891) for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Compare Swahili jambo (“matter, thing”) and jumbe (“chief, headman”).
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- of great mass; huge and bulky:elephantinegargantuangiant