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bagel
(bā′gəl)
noun
a chewy bread roll made of yeast dough twisted into a small doughnutlike shape, cooked in simmering water, then baked
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 bow
See bagel in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A glazed, ring-shaped roll with a tough, chewy texture, made from plain yeast dough that is dropped briefly into nearly boiling water and then baked.
Origin:
Origin: Yiddish beygl
Origin: , from Middle High German *böugel
Origin: , diminutive of bouc, ring
Origin: , from Old High German boug; see bheug- in Indo-European roots
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