Breughel

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbrɔɪɡəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(broigəl, bro̅o̅-; Flemish. bgəl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Breu•ghel  (broigəl, bro̅o̅-; Flemish. bgəl),USA pronunciation n. 
    Pie•ter the Elder  (pētər; Flemish.r),USA pronunciation ("Peasant Breughel''), c1525–69, Flemish genre and landscape painter. his sons, Jan  (yän),USA pronunciation ("Velvet Breughel''), 1568–1625, and Pieter the Younger ("Hell Breughel''), 1564–1637?, Flemish painters.Also, Breugel, Brueghel, Bruegel. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Breughel /ˈbrɔɪɡəl/ n
  1. a variant spelling of Brueghel
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Brue•ghel  (broigəl, bro̅o̅-; Flemish bgəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. BiographicalBreughel.
Also, Bruegel. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Brueghel, Bruegel, Breughel /ˈbrɔɪɡəl; Flemish: ˈbrøːxəl/ n
  1. Jan ( jɑn ). 1568–1625, Flemish painter, noted for his detailed still lifes and landscapes
  2. his father, Pieter ( ˈpiːtər ), called the Elder. ?1525–69, Flemish painter, noted for his landscapes, his satirical paintings of peasant life, and his allegorical biblical scenes
  3. his son, Pieter, called the Younger. ?1564–1637, Flemish painter, noted for his gruesome pictures of hell
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