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bagel^¹

/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/ Canada, US, UK
[ˈbeɪ̯.ɡɫ̩] Canada, US, UK
/ˈbɛ.ɡəl/ US, regional
/ˈbæɡ.əl/ Canada, Inland Northern American
[ˈbæɡ.l̩] Canada, Inland Northern American
[ˈbɛː.ɡɫ̩] Ontario
[ˈba̝ɡ.ɫ̩] Ontario
[ˈbeː.ɡɫ̩] Ontario
/ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡəl/ Australia
[ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡl̩] Australia

Rhymes with -eɪɡəl, -æɡəl

Where it comes from

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-West Germanic *baug, from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”).

Compare obsolete English bee, Old English bēag, Old Frisian bāg, Old Saxon bōg, Middle Low German bōg, Old Norse baugr. Also compare Austrian German Beugel and dialectal Beigel. See also beag.

noun bagels · beigel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
slang A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero). 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.
South Africa, ethnic, slang, slur An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
Similar: JAP

verb bagels · bageling · bagelling · bageled · bagelled

To achieve a score of 6–0 (as the winner) in a tennis set.
To hold an opponent to a score of zero.

bagel^²

/ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/ Canada, US, UK
[ˈbeɪ̯.ɡɫ̩] Canada, US, UK
/ˈbɛ.ɡəl/ US, regional
/ˈbæɡ.əl/ Canada, Inland Northern American
[ˈbæɡ.l̩] Canada, Inland Northern American
[ˈbɛː.ɡɫ̩] Ontario
[ˈba̝ɡ.ɫ̩] Ontario
[ˈbeː.ɡɫ̩] Ontario
/ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡəl/ Australia
[ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡl̩] Australia

Rhymes with -eɪɡəl, -æɡəl

noun bagels

alternative Alternative form of bagle “He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.”

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: doughnut, donut, toasted, roll, beigel, bridge roll, bread roll, bialy, pletzel, baguette, boule, bread cake, breadcake, eggel, bread, ravelled bread

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noun toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked

Español	panecillo, bagel, baguel
한국어	베이글 beigeul
日本語	ベーグル bēguru
中文	貝果 /贝果 bèiguǒ, 焙果 bèiguǒ, 培果 péiguǒ, 百吉圈 bǎijí quān, 百吉 bǎijí, 麵包圈 /面包圈 miànbāoquān
हिन्दी	बेगल begal
Português	bagel
Français	bagel, baguel, beguel
Deutsch	Bagel
Italiano	bagel
Ελληνικά	μπέιγκελ béigkel, κουλούρι kouloúri
Română	covrig, bagel
Русский	бу́блик búblik, бара́нка baránka, су́шка súška, бейгл bɛjgl, бе́йгель bɛ́jgelʹ, рога́лик rogálik
Tiếng Việt	bánh mì vòng
العربية	كَعْك kaʕk
עברית	בֵּיגֶּל béigel, בֵּיגָּלֶה béigale, כַּעַךְ ká'akh

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@misc{bagel_2026,
  title = {bagel},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bagel},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}