bagel
English
Alternative forms
- beigel (UK)
Etymology
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Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”); compare obsolete English bee (“ring, metal ring, bracelet”), Middle English bege, beh, Old English bēag, bēah, Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Middle Low German bōg, Old Norse baugr; also compare dialectal Lua error in Module:parameters at line 331: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "AG." is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF., Beigel. See also beag.
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Pronunciation
Noun
bagel (plural bagels)
- A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
- (tennis, slang) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
- 2011 January 30, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC[1]:
- The Scot, who had been close to a two-set deficit in his semi-final against David Ferrer, avoided the dreaded bagel by seeing off a set point at 5-0 down before finally breaking the Djokovic serve to love as he began to go for his shots with the set seemingly gone.
- (slang, ethnic slur, South Africa) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “bagel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).
Pronunciation
Noun
bagel m (plural bagels, diminutive bageltje n)
- bagel (ring-shaped pastry)
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French
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Etymology
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From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
bagel m (plural bagels)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)
Portuguese
Etymology
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From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).
Pronunciation
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Noun
bagel m (plural s)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)
Spanish
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Etymology
2=bʰewgʰPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).
Pronunciation
Noun
bagel m (plural bagels)
- bagel (toroidal bread roll)
- English terms borrowed from Yiddish
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- es:Breads