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No. 12,242 in Spanish

jumbo

"Jumbo" in Spanish refers to something very large or oversized.

In a sentence

  • Compré un paquete jumbo de palomitas en el cine.

    I bought a jumbo pack of popcorn at the cinema.

    In this sentence, 'jumbo' is used as an adjective to describe a very large size of the popcorn pack.

  • El avión jumbo despegó justo a tiempo.

    The jumbo airplane took off just in time.

    Here, 'jumbo' is describing a type of airplane, specifically a very large one.

  • Este peluche es tan grande que parece un juguete jumbo.

    This plush toy is so big that it looks like a jumbo toy.

    'Jumbo' in this instance again emphasizes the unusual large size of the plush toy.

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