Jumbo

See also: JUMBO, JuMBO, jumbo, and jumbo-

English

Etymology

From jumbo, from the 19th-century elephant, Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe (“chief”) jambo (“thing”)

Proper noun

Jumbo

  1. A nickname for one or that of a large size
  2. A nickname for one or that of a small size
  3. A traditional animal name for an elephant
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