No. 5,228 in Dutch
kaboel
"Kaboel" refers to chaos or disorder.
In a sentence
De stad Kabul is de hoofdstad van Afghanistan.
The city Kabul is the capital of Afghanistan.
Here, 'Kabul' is a noun referring to the geographical location.
Dat is me te veel kaboel, ik stop ermee.
That is too much fuss for me, I'm quitting it.
In this case, 'kaboel' informally denotes too much effort or complication.
Ik heb die oude kaboel in de kast gevonden.
I found that old junk in the cupboard.
Here, 'kaboel' colloquially refers to old or unused items, often in a cluttered state.
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