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Jumbo

The English word “Jumbo” has 3 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. A nickname for one or that of a large size
  2. A nickname for one or that of a small size
  3. A traditional animal name for an elephant

Etymology

From jumbo, from the 19th-century elephant, Jumbo, from Swahili jumbe (“chief”) jambo (“thing”)

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