bagel

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bagel

Pronunciations

bagel (BAY-gull)

Definitions

  • n. "A leavened, firm, doughnut shaped roll" (JPS).

Example Sentences

  • "They served lox and bagels for breakfast after davening."

Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • בײגל beygl, related to Yiddish root בײג beyg 'bend, curve'

      • Who Uses This

      • Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
      • Non-Jews: (words that have spread outside of Jewish networks)

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      beygl

Notes

  • Plural "bagels," although the original Yiddish plural is beygl (same as singular)

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