jumbo.
Especially large or powerful.
Meaning & usage
Especially large or powerful.
a jumbo helping
Where this word comes from
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”).
An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
An elephant.
A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
Where this word comes from
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”).
Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).
Where this word comes from
From (mumbo) jumbo.
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