bagel

American  

[bey-guhl] / ˈbeɪ gəl /

noun

1. a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.

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bagel British  

/ ˈbeɪɡəl /

noun

1. a hard ring-shaped bread roll, characteristic of Jewish baking

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Etymology

Origin of bagel

1930–35; < Yiddish beygl; compare dialectal German Beugel < Germanic *baug- ring ( bee ² ) + *-il- noun suffix

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Example Sentences

A friend pointed him to an open restaurant, where he devoured a salmon bagel.

From Los Angeles Times

Just be sure the fee isn’t beyond your means, that you pay your card balance off on time every month, and that you indulge in an extra bagel when you’re at the JFK location.

From MarketWatch

The defending Olympic champs from up north had never taken a bagel in the Games before.

From The Wall Street Journal

The pilot opened a bag and took out a bagel.

From Literature

Fatty slices of avocado, dusted with everything bagel seasoning or drizzled in chili crisp?

From Salon