jumbo

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

Adj

Especially large or powerful.

Noun

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

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

giant

jumbo jet

elephantine

gargantuan

huge

greatness

immense

large

large scale

massive

monster

tremendous

macrosis

monkey cooler

Goliath

tunneling shield

beast

big

enormous

giantism

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jum‧bo

Phát âm là (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/

Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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”).