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jumbo
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d???mb??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d???mbo?/
- Rhymes: -?mb??
- Hyphenation: jum?bo
Etymology 1
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”).
Adjective
jumbo (not comparable)
- Especially large or powerful.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
- An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
- (engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.
- Synonym: drilling jumbo
Translations
See also
- Jumbomania
Etymology 2
From (mumbo) jumbo.
Noun
jumbo (plural jumbos)
- (paganism, historical) Short for mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).
Further reading
- drilling jumbo on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jumbo (elephant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- jumbo (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?jumbo/, [?jumbo?]
- Rhymes: -umbo
- Syllabification: jum?bo
Etymology 1
After the circus elephant of the same name, as elephants are considered slow. A similar expression is found in Swedish jumbo. For the origin of the name, see English jumbo.
Noun
jumbo (not comparable)
- (informal) last, last one, especially in a competition
Declension
Synonyms
- viimeinen
Compounds
- jumbofinaali
- jumbosija
Etymology 2
From English jumbo, from the same origin as above.
Noun
jumbo
- jumbo jet
- Short for porausjumbo (drilling jumbo).
- (as modifier) very large
Declension
Synonyms
- (jumbojet): jumbojetti
Compounds
- jumbojetti
- jumbokoko
- jumbokokoinen
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From English jumbo ("An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing").
Noun
jumbo m (definite singular jumboen, indefinite plural jumboer, definite plural jumboene)
- a person or team that finishes last (in competitions)
Derived terms
- jumboplass
References
- “jumbo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “jumbo” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From English jumbo ("An especially large or powerful person, animal or thing").
Noun
jumbo m (definite singular jumboen, indefinite plural jumboar, definite plural jumboane)
- a person or team that finishes last (in competitions)
Derived terms
- jumboplass
References
- “jumbo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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dumbo
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?d?mb??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d?mbo?/
- Rhymes: -?mb??
Etymology 1
dumb +? -o
Noun
dumbo (plural dumbos)
- (slang, derogatory) A stupid person.
Related terms
- dimbo
- dumb
- dummy
Etymology 2
Blend of dumb +? jumbo
Noun
dumbo (plural dumbos)
- "Stupid person," by 1951, American English, from dumb. The Disney musical cartoon is from 1941; in it the elephant's name is a mocking nickname based on Jumbo.
References
- dumbo at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- ombud
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