jumbo
adjEtymology
From 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”).
- derived from jambo
Definitions
Especially large or powerful.
- a jumbo helping
- At Bucyrus, Ohio, M. C. Coulter this season has demonstrated that he can grow a nice crop of the jumbo variety of peanuts.
- Of the receipts of unshelled peanuts only a few extras are now being bought, the remainder being divided rather equally between jumbo and fancy grades.
An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
An elephant.
›+ 10 more definitionsshow fewer
A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
- Take a jumbo ’cross the water (Like to see America)
Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
- In the unwind area, one system loads and unloads the unwind stand almost simultaneously. The jumbo is stored ahead of the unwind on level rails.
Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West…
Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).
Acronym of Jupiter-mass binary object
A nickname for one or that of a large size
A nickname for one or that of a small size
A traditional animal name for an elephant
Alternative form of JuMBO
The neighborhood
- neighborJumbomania
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for jumbo. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA