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Definitions for Jumbo

[1] a very large person, animal, or thing.
[2] jumbo jet.
[3] U.S. Nautical . a forestaysail having a boom (jumbo boom) along its foot, used especially on schooners. a sail used in place of a course on a square-rigged ship, having the form of an isosceles triangle set apex downward. a narrow triangular sail set point downward in place of a foresail on a topsail schooner.
[4] very large: the jumbo box of cereal.
[5] informal a very large person or thing (as modifier ) a jumbo box of detergent
[6] See jumbo jet

Words related to Jumbo

colossal, oversized, elephantine, giant, huge, immense, large, mammoth, mighty, prodigious, cyclopean

Words nearby Jumbo

july, jumada, jumar, jumble, jumble sale, jumbo, jumbo jet, jumboize, jumbuck, jumna, jump

Origin of Jumbo

First recorded in 1800–10; origin uncertain; popularized as the name of a large elephant purchased and exhibited by P.T. Barnum in 1882

Word origin for Jumbo

C19: after the name of a famous elephant exhibited by P. T. Barnum, from Swahili jumbe chief

Synonyms for Jumbo

colossal, oversized, cyclopean, elephantine, giant, huge, immense, large, mammoth, mighty, prodigious