jumbo

Meanings

Adjective

• Especially large or powerful.

Noun

• An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.
• A platform-mounted machine for drilling rock.

Origin

• 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.
• From mumbo jumbo.