Definition of "jumbo" in English

adjective

1. Especially large or powerful.

   • a jumbo helping

noun

1. An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.

2. (India, Kenya) An elephant.

3. (engineering) A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.

4. (British English) A large airplane, such as those used for intercontinental travel.

5. (Western Pennsylvania) Synonym of bologna (“type of meat”).

6. A wide roll of machine-trimmed paper, ready to be cut into smaller widths.

   • In the unwind area, one system loads and unloads the unwind stand almost simultaneously. The jumbo is stored ahead of the unwind on level rails.

noun

1. (paganism, historical) Ellipsis of mumbo jumbo (“a deity or other supernatural being worshipped by certain West African peoples; an idol representing such a being”).