boel

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See also: Boel and böl

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /bul/
  • Hyphenation: boel
  • Rhymes: -ul

Etymology 1[edit]

Contraction of boedel.

Noun[edit]

boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)

  1. a lot, bunch
    Dat zijn een boel mensen!
    That is a lot of people!
  2. mess, disorderly heap
  3. quarrel
    (Brabantian)
    't Was wee boel in da rucht cafe!
    It was trouble again in that infamous bar!
Synonyms[edit]

(bunch):

(quarrel):

Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Papiamentu: bòl

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch boele (“male relative”), further etymology unknown. May belong to Old Dutch and Frankish *buolo, from Proto-Germanic *bō- (“father, brother, close male relation”).

Noun[edit]

boel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)

  1. (dated) lover
  2. (dated) adulterer, someone who commits adultery
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Sranan Tongo: buli
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