bagel
[ bey-guh l ]
/ ˈbeɪ gəl /
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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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Nearby words
bagatelle, bagatha, bagdad, bagdad boil, bagehot, bagel, bagful, baggage, baggage car, baggage handler, baggagemaster
Origin of bagel
1930–35; < Yiddish beygl; compare dialectal German Beugel < Germanic *baug- ring (see bee2) + *-il- noun suffix
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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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