jumbo

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

Especially large or powerful.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
2. (Kenya, countable, uncountable) An elephant.
3. (countable, uncountable) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
4. (British, English, countable, uncountable) A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
5. (Pennsylvania, Western, countable, uncountable) Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
6. (countable, uncountable) A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.

Noun

Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a [deity]] or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).

Conceptes

gegantesc

gegantí

grandiós

immens

descomunal

mastodòntic

jumbo

Sinònims

giant

jumbo jet

elephantine

gargantuan

huge

greatness

immense

large

large scale

massive

monster

tremendous

macrosis

monkey cooler

Goliath

tunneling shield

beast

big

enormous

giantism

Traduccions

géant

enorme

gigantesco

ελέφαντας

Jumbo

azman

Jumbo-Jet

iri

colosal

énorme

éléphantine

éléphantin

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μέγα άτομο ζώο

gargantuesque

éléphantesque

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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 Swahili jambo (“matter, thing”) and jumbe (“chief, headman”).