adjective
jumbo
JUHM-boh
adjective
1
Very large, especially compared to the usual size.
"They ordered a jumbo pizza for the party."
"She bought a jumbo pack of paper towels from the warehouse store."
noun
1
Informal: a very large aircraft, especially one used for long-haul flights (short for "jumbo jet").
"The jumbo touched down after a fourteen-hour flight."
How to Use Jumbo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSomething oversized — bigger than the normal or standard version.
Common pairings
jumbo size
jumbo jet
jumbo shrimp
Word Forms
jumbos plural
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Etymology
From Jumbo, the name of a famous, enormous African elephant bought by showman P. T. Barnum in 1882 for his circus.