bagel
[ bey-guhl ]
/ 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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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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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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