bagel

English

/ˈbeɪɡəl/, /bæ.ɡɫ̩/

noun
Definitions
  • A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
  • (tennis) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
  • (slang) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בייגל derived from Middle High German bouc derived from Old High German boug (ring) derived from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (ring, bracelet, bend, collar, bow, armband) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- (bend).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰewgʰ-

Gloss

bend

Concept
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