jumbo

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌmbəʊ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌmboʊ/

Adjective

jumbo (not comparable)

1. Especially large or powerful.

Translations

• Russian: гига́нтский
• Spanish: colosal

Noun

jumbo (plural jumbos)

1. An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
2. (engineering) A platform-mounted#Adjective|mounted machine#Noun|machine for drill#Verb|drilling rock#Noun|rock.

   Synonyms: drilling jumbo

Translations

• Spanish: coloso

Translations

• German: Bohrwagen, Bohrgerätewagen

Noun

jumbo (plural jumbos)

1. (paganism, historical) Short for mumbo jumbo#English|mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being#Noun|being worship#Verb|worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).

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