bagel

[ bey-guh l ]

/ 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, bagatha, bagdad, bagdad boil, bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster

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There was one bagel, which a woman snapped up for her 10-year-old son.
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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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