bagel

ba-gel · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A ring-shaped bread roll with a dense, chewy texture, made by boiling and then baking the dough.

  2. 2.

    (Tennis slang) A set in which one player wins 6-0.

Forms

plural: bagels

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    everything bagel — A bagel topped with various seeds and seasonings.
  • •
    bagel and lox — Classic combination of bagel with smoked salmon and cream cheese.
  • •
    plain bagel — An untopped bagel.

Related words

See also: bread, breakfast, lox, roll

Etymology

From Yiddish beygl (בייגל), from Middle High German böugel ("ring, bracelet"), from bouc ("ring"). Related to Old High German boug ("ring") and English "bow."