Jumbo Definition

jŭmbō
jumbos
noun
jumbos
A very large person, animal, or thing.
Webster's New World

A popular name for an elephant.

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adjective
Very large; larger than usual of its kind.
A jumbo jet airliner.
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Other Word Forms of Jumbo

Noun

Singular:
jumbo
Plural:
jumbos

Origin of Jumbo

  • After Jumbo , a large elephant exhibited by P.T. Barnum probably from slang clumsy person

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Jumbo, the name given to a large elephant purchased by P. T. Barnum in 1882.

    From Wiktionary

Jumbo Sentence Examples

  • Jumbo is very strong and faithful.

  • We would talk about the birds and flowers and grass and Jumbo and Pearl.

  • Bake a round cake and two jumbo cupcakes.

  • I made my first jump with Patrick from a Russian jumbo jet over the North Pole.

  • Jumbo, lying very low behind a bank of earth for safety, gave another low growl.

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Words Starting With

JJUJUM

Words Ending With

OBOMBO

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