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jumbo

(dʒʌmboʊ)
Word forms: plural jumbos
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Jumbo means very large; used mainly in advertising and in the names of products.
...a jumbo box of tissues.
...grilled jumbo prawns.
Synonyms: giant, large, huge, immense More Synonyms of jumbo
2. countable noun
A jumbo or a jumbo jet is a very large jet aircraft that can carry several hundred passengers.
...a British Airways jumbo.

jumbo in British English

(ˈdʒʌmbəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural -bos
1.  informal
a. 
a very large person or thing
b. 
(as modifier)
a jumbo box of detergent
2.  jumbo jet
Word origin
C19: after the name of a famous elephant exhibited by P. T. Barnum, from Swahili jumbe chief

jumbo in American English

(ˈdʒʌmboʊ)
US
nounWord forms: plural ˈjumbos
1. 
a very large person, animal, or thing
adjective
2. 
very large; larger than usual of its kind
Word origin
< Gullah jamba, elephant; of Afr orig.: reinforced by P. T. Barnum's use of it for his famous elephant, Jumbo

Examples of 'jumbo' in a sentence
jumbo

They built the interior of this two-storey hotel there - you could have fitted three jumbo jets in it.
The Sun (2016)
Just look at the wings of a jumbo jet in turbulence.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You may like to reflect that there is no-one who understands fully how a jumbo jet works.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Hear the stories of f light heroes and take in the museum's amazing fighter aircraft and jumbo jets.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He sent a couple of minions just to be sure, despite knowing that it is strong enough to take the weight of a landing jumbo jet.
The Sun (2014)
There are now fewer than 700 mountain gorillas left in the wild - less than the number of passengers on a jumbo jet.
The Sun (2010)
A bit like saying: 'For your first driving lesson how about trying a jumbo jet full of people.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)

In other languages
jumbo

British English: jumbo ADJECTIVE
Jumbo means very large; used mainly in advertising and in the names of products.
...a jumbo box of tissues.
  • American English: jumbo
  • Brazilian Portuguese: enorme
  • Chinese: 特大的
  • European Spanish: gigante
  • French: géant
  • German: Riesen-
  • Italian: in formato maxi
  • Japanese: 特大の
  • Korean: 특대의
  • European Portuguese: enorme
  • Latin American Spanish: gigante
British English: jumbo NOUN
A jumbo or a jumbo jet is a very large jet aircraft that can carry several hundred passengers.
...the airline's jumbo.
  • American English: jumbo
  • Brazilian Portuguese: avião jumbo
  • Chinese: 特大的
  • European Spanish: jumbo
  • French: jumbo-jet
  • German: Jumbojet
  • Italian: jumbo jet
  • Japanese: ジャンボジェット機
  • Korean: 점보 제트
  • European Portuguese: avião jumbo
  • Latin American Spanish: jumbo

Chinese translation of 'jumbo'

jumbo

(ˈdʒʌmbəu)

n (c)

  1. (also jumbo jet) 大型喷(噴)气(氣)式客机(機) (dàxíng pēnqìshì kèjī) (架, jià)

adj

  1. (also jumbo-sized) 特大的 (tèdà de)
(adjective) 
Definition
very large
a jumbo box of tissues
Synonyms
giant
a giant oak table
a giant step towards unification
large
In a large room about a dozen children are sitting on the carpet.
huge
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
immense
an immense cloud of smoke
mega (informal)
gigantic
The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
oversized
An oversized bed dominated the room.
elephantine
His legs were elephantine.
ginormous (informal)
humongous or humungous (informal)
supersize
Opposites
baby
,
tiny
,
pocket
,
mini
,
wee
,
dwarf
,
micro

Additional synonyms

in the sense of elephantine
Definition
like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous
His legs were elephantine.
Synonyms
massive,
great,
huge,
heavy,
giant,
enormous,
immense,
lumbering,
gigantic,
monstrous,
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
weighty,
hulking,
laborious,
ponderous,
gargantuan,
humongous or humungous (informal)
in the sense of gigantic
Definition
extremely large
The road is bordered by gigantic rocks.
Synonyms
huge,
great,
large,
giant,
massive,
vast,
enormous,
extensive,
tremendous,
immense,
titanic,
jumbo (informal),
monumental,
monstrous,
mammoth,
colossal,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
stupendous,
gargantuan,
herculean,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
Cyclopean,
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of huge
Definition
extremely large
Several painters were working on a huge piece of canvas.
Synonyms
enormous,
great,
giant,
large,
massive,
vast,
extensive,
tremendous,
immense,
mega (slang),
titanic,
jumbo (informal),
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
mammoth,
bulky,
colossal,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
stupendous,
gargantuan,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (informal)

Nearby words of
jumbo

  • juice
  • juicy
  • jumble
  • jumbo
  • jump
  • jump at something
  • jump in

Related terms of
jumbo

  • mumbo jumbo

Synonyms of 'jumbo'

jumbo

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of immense
Definition
huge or vast
an immense cloud of smoke
Synonyms
huge,
great,
massive,
vast,
large,
giant,
enormous,
extensive,
tremendous,
mega (slang),
titanic,
infinite,
jumbo (informal),
very big,
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
monstrous,
mammoth,
colossal,
mountainous,
stellar (informal),
prodigious,
interminable,
stupendous,
king-size,
king-sized,
immeasurable,
elephantine,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
illimitable,
humongous or humungous (informal),
supersize
in the sense of large
Definition
having a relatively great size, quantity, or extent
In a large room about a dozen children are sitting on the carpet.
Synonyms
massive,
great,
big,
huge,
giant,
vast,
enormous,
considerable,
substantial,
immense,
tidy (informal),
jumbo (informal),
gigantic,
monumental (informal),
mammoth,
colossal,
gargantuan,
stellar (informal),
king-size,
ginormous (informal),
Brobdingnagian,
humongous or humungous (US, slang),
sizable or sizeable,
supersize
in the sense of oversized
Definition
much larger than the usual size
An oversized bed dominated the room.
Synonyms
enormous,
large,
giant,
massive,
vast,
immense,
jumbo (informal),
gigantic,
colossal,
extra-large,
ginormous (informal),
humongous or humungous (informal)
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