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)

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

(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)

1. (dated) lover
2. (dated) adulterer, someone who commits adultery

Derived terms

• boeleke