bagel
[ bey-guhl ]
/ ˈbeɪ gəl /
noun
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
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Origin of bagel
1930–35; <Yiddish beygl; compare dialectal German Beugel<Germanic *baug- ring (see bee2) + *-il- noun suffix
Words nearby bagel
bagatelle, Bagdad, Bagdad boil, B.Ag.E., Bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster
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British Dictionary definitions for bagel
bagel
beigel
/ (ˈbeɪɡəl) /
noun
a hard ring-shaped bread roll, characteristic of Jewish baking
Word Origin for bagel
C20: from Yiddish beygel, ultimately from Old High German boug ring
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