jumbo

Meanings

Plural: jumbos

Adjective Satellite

of great mass; huge and bulky
- "a jumbo jet"
- "jumbo shrimp"

Adj

Especially large or powerful.

Noun

An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
An elephant.
A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.
Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).
A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.
Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a [deity]] or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

bologna, drilling jumbo, elephantine, gargantuan, giant

Scrabble Score: 16

jumbo is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
jumbo is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
jumbo is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

jumbo is a valid Words With Friends word