- jumbo
- jumbo jum"bo (j[u^]m"b[-o]), n. Any object which is a very large example of its class. [PJC]
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jumbo — jumbo … Dictionnaire des rimes
Jumbo — The Elephant (1861 September 15, 1885) was a very large African bush elephant, born 1861 in French Sudan, imported to a Paris zoo, transferred to the London Zoo in 1865, and sold in 1882 to P. T. Barnum, for the circus. The giant elephant s name… … Wikipedia
Jumbo — (homonymie) Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Jumbo est un éléphant célèbre du XIXe siècle. Jumbo est une entreprise suisse Jumbo est un ancien périodique de bande dessinée Jumbo est un… … Wikipédia en Français
jumbo — jum‧bo [ˈdʒʌmbəʊ ǁ boʊ] adjective [only before a noun] larger than the usual size: • Jumbo loans carry higher interest rates than smaller loans. * * * Ⅰ. jumbo UK US /ˈdʒʌmbəʊ/ adjective [only before noun] ► much larger than the usual size: »a… … Financial and business terms
Jumbo — er den mest berømte elefant gennem tiderne og har givet navn til begrebet jumbojet. Jumbo var en afrikansk elefant, født i Fransk Sudan omkring 1861. Jumbo blev importeret til Frankrig og holdt i den zoologiske have Jardin des Plantes nær Gare de … Danske encyklopædi
jumbo — ● jumbo nom masculin (américain jumbo, surnom de l éléphant) Chariot à portique supportant des perforatrices et servant au forage des trous de mine pour l abattage des roches ou au forage des trous de boulonnage pour le soutènement. ⇒JUMBO, subst … Encyclopédie Universelle
jumbo — (adj.) very large, unusually large for its type, 1882, a reference to Jumbo, name of the London Zoo s huge elephant (acquired from France, said to have been captured as a baby in Abyssinia in 1861), sold February 1882 to U.S. circus showman P.T.… … Etymology dictionary
Jumbo — puede referirse a: Jumbo el famoso elefante del circo de Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey; La cadena de supermercados chilena Jumbo; Al grupo mexicano de rock en español, Jumbo; La aeronave Boeing 747. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga ar … Wikipedia Español
jumbo — JÚMBO s.n. Vehicul de transportat perforatoarele de forare în mine sau în străpungerile subterane. [pron. gium . / < americ., fr. jumbo – nume glumeţ dat unui elefant]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 12.05.2005. Sursa: DN JUMBO GIÁM BO/ s. n.… … Dicționar Român
jumbo — informal ► NOUN (pl. jumbos) 1) a very large person or thing. 2) a jumbo jet. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ very large. ORIGIN probably the second element of MUMBO JUMBO(Cf. ↑mumbo jumbo) … English terms dictionary
jumbo — o jumbo jet /dʒumboˈdʒɛt, dʒamboˈdʒɛt, ingl. ˈdʒʌmbəud jɛt/ [dal nome Jumbo dato a un elefante portato a Londra da Barnum] s. m. inv. boeing (ingl.) … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
