bagel
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gəl noun
a leavened, doughnut-shaped, firm-textured roll, with a brownish glazed surface, made of dough first poached and then baked.
Origin:
1930–35; < Yiddish beygl; compare dialectal German Beugel < Germanic *baug- ring (see bee2) + *-il- noun suffix
1930–35; < Yiddish beygl; compare dialectal German Beugel < Germanic *baug- ring (see bee2) + *-il- noun suffix
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| —n | |
| a hard ring-shaped bread roll, characteristic of Jewish baking | |
| [C20: from Yiddish beygel, ultimately from Old High German boug ring] | |
| beigel or beigel | |
| —n | |
| [C20: from Yiddish beygel, ultimately from Old High German boug ring] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
bagel
1919, from Yiddish beygl, from M.H.G. boug- "ring, bracelet," from O.H.G. boug "a ring," related to O.E. beag "ring" (in poetry, an Anglo-Saxon lord was beaggifa "ring-giver"), from P.Gmc. *baugaz-, from PIE base *bheug- "to bend" (cf. O.H.G. biogan "to bend;" see bow (v.)).
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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bagel
doughnut-shaped yeast-leavened roll that is characterized by a crisp, shiny crust and a dense interior. Long regarded as a Jewish specialty item, the bagel is commonly eaten as a breakfast food or snack, often with toppings such as cream cheese and lox (smoked salmon).
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Example sentences
For instance, he usually eats a small lunch, such as half of a bagel and an apple.
For breakfast, you can pack cereal or buy a muffin, bagel or other inexpensive item.
The bistro specializes in fresh-brewed coffee, bakery items, cold food and a wide variety of bagel sandwiches.
It took him nearly the duration of the flight to consume half his bagel: he had a lot to say.
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