jumbos

Variant of jumbo

jumbo definition

☆ jumbo (jum′bō)

noun pl. jumbos -·bos

a very large person, animal, or thing

Etymology: < Gullah jamba, elephant; of Afr orig.: reinforced by P(hineas) T(aylor) Barnum's use of it for his famous elephant, Jumbo

adjective

very large; larger than usual of its kind

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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