boel
See also: Boel and böl
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bul/
- Hyphenation: boel
- Rhymes: -ul
Etymology 1
Contraction of boedel.
Noun
boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)
- a lot, bunch
- Dat zijn een boel mensen!
- Those are a lot of people!
- Dat zijn een boel mensen!
- mess, disorderly heap
- quarrel
- (Brabantian) 't Was wee boel in da rucht cafe!
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- (Brabantian)
Synonyms
(bunch):
- hoop
(quarrel):
- ambras
Derived terms
- heleboel
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch boele (“male relative”), further etymology unknown. May belong to Proto-Germanic *bō- (“father, brother, close male relation”).
Noun
boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)
- (dated) lover
- (dated) adulterer, someone who commits adultery
Derived terms
- boeleke