jumbo

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

jumbo [jumbo jumbos] noun, adjective BrE [ˈdʒʌmbəʊ] NAmE [ˈdʒʌmboʊ]
noun (pl. jumbos) (also ˌjumbo ˈjet)
a large plane that can carry several hundred passengers, especially a Boeing 747

Word Origin:
early 19th cent. (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo-jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term became popular as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, which was sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.
 
adjective only before noun (informal)
very large; larger than usual
•a jumbo pack of cornflakes

Word Origin:
early 19th cent. (originally of a person): probably the second element of mumbo-jumbo. Originally denoting a large and clumsy person, the term became popular as the name of an elephant at London Zoo, which was sold in 1882 to the Barnum and Bailey circus.

Example Bank:
•I've bought a jumbo pack of cornflakes.

 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  elephantine, gargantuan, giant