jumbo

adjective · nounA2

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Tính từ

adjective

1.
(not comparable)Especially large or powerful.
a jumbo helping

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

jumbos

1.
(countable, uncountable)An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
2.
(India, Kenya, countable, uncountable)An elephant.
3.
(countable, uncountable)(engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
Đồng nghĩa: drilling jumbo
4.
(British, English, countable, uncountable)(British English) A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
5.
(Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable)(Western Pennsylvania) Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
Đồng nghĩa: bologna
6.
(countable, uncountable)A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
In the unwind area, one system loads and unloads the unwind stand almost simultaneously. The jumbo is stored ahead of the unwind on level rails.
7.
(abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis, historical)(paganism, historical) Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).

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Đồng nghĩa

drilling jumbobologna

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Nguồn gốc từ

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 jambo (matter, thing) and jumbe (chief, headman).