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Definition of bagel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bagel

noun
 
/ˈbeɪɡl/
 
/ˈbeɪɡl/
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  1. a hard bread roll in the shape of a ring
    CultureBagels 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 Foodb2
    Word Originearly 20th cent. (as beigel): from Yiddish beygel.
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