bagel en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈbæɡ.l̩] (Canada, Inland-Northern-American)
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- [ˈba̝ɡ.ɫ̩] (Ontario)
- [ˈbeɪ̯.ɡɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡəl/ (Australia)
- /ˈbɛ.ɡəl/ (US, regional)
- [ˈbɛː.ɡɫ̩] (Ontario)
- (US) audio
- /ˈbæɡ.əl/ (Canada, Inland-Northern-American)
- [ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡl̩] (Australia)
- [ˈbeː.ɡɫ̩] (Ontario)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- Proto-Indo-European *bʰowgʰ-o-sder. Proto-Germanic *baugaz Proto-West Germanic *baug Old High German boug Middle High German boucder. Yiddish בייגל (beygl)bor. English bagel 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.
Meanings
- A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
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(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.
2011 January 30, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC:
- (South-Africa, ethnic, slang, slur) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beigel | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| bagels | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
bagel girl · bagel bender · pizza bagel · bagel belt · Montreal bagel · cragel · everything bagel · bagel head · eggel · bagelry
Descendants
bagel · bagel · μπέιγκελ · bagel · 베이글 · бейґл · bagel · بيقل · เบเกิล · Bagel · bagel · بیگل · bagel · бейгл · 贝果 · ベーグル · bagel · 貝果
Relateds
beugen (in German) · Beugung (in German) · Beuge (in German) · toroid · Biegung (in German) · doughnut · biegen (in German) · Biege (in German) · donut · torus
Synonyms
Translations (79)
crh qalaç (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fr beguel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 焙果 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · hu péksütemény (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fi bagelrinkeli (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · lt didriestainis (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · yi בייגל (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · et soolakringel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · hi बेगल (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · da bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ja ベーグル (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru бейгл (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · kk тоқаш (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · es bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fi vesirinkeli (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · af bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 培果 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · pt bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru бе́йгель (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · it bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · es panecillo (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 麵包圈 /面包圈 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · he בֵּיגָּלֶה (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · sv beigel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru су́шка (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · bar Beigl (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · hu bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ko 베이글 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · yue 比高 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · es baguel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · pl bajgeł (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · bg гевре́к (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fi bagelirinkeli (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · xal тоһш (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 百吉 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · acw بيقل (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · eo bagelo (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru кре́ндель (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fr bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · uk бу́блик (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · nl bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ur بَیگَل روٹی (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · uk бейґл (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · tl beygel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru бара́нка (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · yue 小麥圈 /小麦圈 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · yue 百吉圈 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · lt beigelis (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · nog тогаш (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru бу́блик (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · frp baguèl (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fi bageli (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fi bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · mk ѓеврек (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · he כַּעַךְ (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ro bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 貝果 /贝果 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ru рога́лик (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · sv bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fa-ira بِیگِل (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · eo kringo (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · hu (approx.) fánk (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · yue 比高包 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · uk ба́йґель (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · is beygla (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · pl bajgiel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · de Bagel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · bar Beigel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · th เบเกิล (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ro covrig (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · vi bánh mì vòng (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · cmn 百吉圈 (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · he בֵּיגֶּל (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · el μπέιγκελ (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · el κουλούρι (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · fr baguel (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ka ბლითი (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · mr बेगल (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked) · ar كَعْك (toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked)