bagel
noun/ˈbeɪɡl/
/ˈbeɪɡl/
- a hard bread roll in the shape of a ringCultureBagels are cooked first in water and then baked. Bagels first became popular in New York as a type of Jewish bread. They are often eaten there with cream cheese and smoked salmon .Topics Foodb2Word Originearly 20th cent. (as beigel): from Yiddish beygel.
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