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bagel
(beɪgəl)
Word forms: plural bagels
countable noun
A bagel is a ring-shaped bread roll.
bagel in British English
or beigel (ˈbeɪɡəl)
noun
1.
a hard ring-shaped bread roll, characteristic of Jewish baking
2. tennis slang
a set in which the loser does not win a single game
verbWord forms: -els, -elling, -elledWord forms: US -els, -eling or -eled
3. (transitive) tennis slang
to win a set against (an opponent) without losing a single game
Word origin
C20: from Yiddish beygel, ultimately from Old High German boug ring; senses 2 and 3 referring to the resemblance of the figure ‘0’ to the hole ina bagelbagel in American English
(ˈbeɪgəl)
noun
a chewy bread roll made of yeast dough twisted into a small doughnutlike shape, cooked in simmering water, then baked
Word origin
NE Yiddish beygl < MHG *bougel > Austrian Ger beugel, kind of croissant; akin to Ger bügel, stirrup, orig. ring < beugen, to bend: for IE base see bow1Image ofbagel
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