boel
Dutch
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editContraction of boedel.
Noun
editboel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)
- a lot, bunch
- Dat zijn een boel mensen!
- That is a lot of people!
- mess, disorderly heap
- quarrel
- (Brabantian)
Synonyms
edit(bunch):
(quarrel):
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Papiamentu: bòl
Etymology 2
editFrom 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
editboel m (plural boelen, diminutive boeltje n)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Sranan Tongo: buli
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