JUMBO


Meaning of JUMBO in English

I. jum ‧ bo /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ $ -boʊ/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] informal

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Jumbo , name of a very large elephant put on show in London and the U.S. in the 19th century, perhaps from mumbo-jumbo ]

larger than other things of the same type:

jumbo-sized hot dogs

II. ˈjumbo jet BrE AmE ( also jumbo ) noun [countable]

a very large plane for carrying passengers

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