"Jumbo" meaning in English

See Jumbo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From jumbo, from the 19th-century elephant, Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe (“chief”) jambo (“thing”) Etymology templates: {{der|en|sw|-}} Swahili Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Jumbo
  1. A nickname for one or that of a large size Derived forms: Jumbomania
    Sense id: en-Jumbo-en-name-UUmVa7Nw Categories (other): Nicknames
  2. A nickname for one or that of a small size
    Sense id: en-Jumbo-en-name-j5Kngna8 Categories (other): Nicknames
  3. A traditional animal name for an elephant
    Sense id: en-Jumbo-en-name-fnlwZ4YI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 19 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 66
     
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