bagel

See also: Bagel

English

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈbeɪ̯.ɡəl/, [ˈbeɪ̯.ɡɫ̩]

  • Audio (US):

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• (regional US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.ɡəl/
• (Canada, Inland Northern American) IPA^(key): /ˈbæɡ.əl/, [ˈbæɡ.l̩]
  • (Ontario) IPA^(key): [ˈbɛː.ɡɫ̩], [ˈba̝ɡ.ɫ̩], [ˈbeː.ɡɫ̩]

  • Audio (Canada):

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡəl/, [ˈbæ̝ɪ̯.ɡl̩]
• Rhymes: -eɪɡəl, -æɡəl

Etymology 1

A bagel.

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 dialectal Austrian German Beugel, Beigel. See also beag.

Alternative forms

• beigel (UK)

Noun

bagel (plural bagels)

2. A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.
3. (tennis, slang) A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).
   • 2011 January 30, Piers Newbery, “Australian Open: Djokovic too good for Murray in final”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     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.

4. (slang, ethnic slur, South Africa) An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.

   Synonym: (US, Australia) JAP

   Coordinate term: kugel

Translations

toroidal bread roll that is boiled and then baked

• Afrikaans: bagel
• Arabic: كَعْك m (kaʕk)

  Hijazi Arabic: بيقل m (bēgil, bēgal)

• Bulgarian: гевре́к (bg) m (gevrék)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 比高包 (bei² gou¹ baau¹), 比高 (bei² gou¹), 百吉圈 (baak³ gat¹ hyun¹), 小麥圈 / 小麦圈 (siu² mak⁶ hyun¹)

  Mandarin: 貝果 / 贝果 (zh) (bèiguǒ), 焙果 (bèiguǒ), 培果 (péiguǒ), 百吉圈 (bǎijí quān), 百吉 (bǎijí), 麵包圈 / 面包圈 (zh) (miànbāoquān)

• Crimean Tatar: qalaç
• Danish: bagel c
• Dutch: bagel (nl) f or m
• Esperanto: kringo, bagelo
• Estonian: soolakringel
• Finnish: vesirinkeli (fi), bagelrinkeli, bagelirinkeli, bagel (fi), bageli
• Franco-Provençal: baguèl m
• French: bagel (fr) m, baguel (fr) m, beguel (fr) m
• Georgian: ბლითი (bliti)
• German: Bagel (de) m

  Bavarian: Beigl m, Beigel m

• Greek: μπέιγκελ n (béigkel), κουλούρι (el) n (kouloúri)
• Hebrew: בייגל m, בֵּיְגֶּל m (béigel), בייגלה m, בֵּיְגָּלֶה (he) m (béigale), כַּעַךְ (he) m (ká'akh)
• Hindi: बैगल रोटी f (baigal roṭī)
• Hungarian: (rare) bagel (hu), (approx.) fánk (hu), (generic term) péksütemény (hu)
• Icelandic: beygla (is) f
• Italian: bagel (it) m
• Japanese: ベーグル (ja) (bēguru)
• Kalmyk: тоһш (toğş)
• Korean: 베이글 (beigeul)
• Lithuanian: beigelis m, didriestainis m
• Macedonian: ѓеврек m (ǵevrek)
• Marathi: बेगल m (begal)
• Nogai: тогаш (togaş)
• Persian:

  Iranian Persian: بِیگِل (beygel)

• Polish: bajgiel (pl) m, bajgeł m
• Portuguese: bagel m
• Romanian: covrig (ro) m, bagel m
• Russian: бу́блик (ru) m (búblik), бара́нка (ru) f (baránka), су́шка (ru) f (súška), (foreign style) бейгл (ru) m (bɛjgl), бе́йгель m (bɛ́jgelʹ), (semi-circle) рога́лик (ru) m (rogálik), кре́ндель (ru) m (kréndelʹ)
• Spanish: panecillo (es) m, bagel m, baguel (es) m
• Swedish: bagel (sv) c, beigel c
• Tagalog: beygel
• Thai: เบเกิล (bee-gə̂l)
• Ukrainian: бейґл m (bejgl), ба́йґель m (bájgelʹ), бу́блик (uk) m (búblyk)
• Urdu: بَیگَل روٹی f (baigal roṭī)
• Vietnamese: bánh mì vòng
• Yiddish: בייגל m (beygl)

Derived terms

• bagel belt
• bagel bender
• bagel girl
• bagel head
• bagelry
• cragel
• eggel
• everything bagel
• Montreal bagel
• pizza bagel

Descendants

• → Chinese: 貝果 / 贝果 (bèiguǒ)
• → Dutch: bagel
• → Finnish: bagel
• → French: bagel
• → German: Bagel
• → Greek: μπέιγκελ (béigkel)
• → Hijazi Arabic: بيقل (bēgil, bēgal)
• → Indonesian: bagel
• → Italian: bagel
• → Japanese: ベーグル (bēguru)
• → Korean: 베이글 (beigeul)
• → Persian: بیگل (beygel)
• → Portuguese: bagel
• → Russian: бейгл (bejgl)
• → Spanish: bagel
• → Thai: เบเกิล (bee-gə̂l)
• → Ukrainian: бейґл (bejgl)

Related terms

in German

• Beuge, beugen, Beugung
• Biege, biegen, Biegung

See also

• donut, doughnut
• torus, toroid

Verb

bagel (third-person singular simple present bagels, present participle (US) bageling or (UK) bagelling, simple past and past participle (US) bageled or (UK) bagelled)

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

Etymology 2

Noun

bagel (plural bagels)

1. Alternative form of bagle.
   • 2003, Jeffrey Cohen, A Farewell to Legs: An Aaron Tucker Mystery, Bancroft Press, →ISBN, page 211:

     “He’s so adorable, Aaron. Part beagle, part basset hound.” “A bagel. Very appropriate.”

   • 2005, Christina Larson, Marty Is Dead, Protea Publishing, →ISBN, page 86:

     In October, Allan and Rebecca began to care for Marty’s dog Phil more often and adopted the “bagel” (basset and beagle mix breed) when the time came.

   • 2005, Margaret H. Bonham, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Designer Dogs, Alpha Books, →ISBN, page 109:

     The Bagel isn’t necessarily a popular dog, but they seem to appear often enough to be worth mentioning.

   • 2010, Dogs All-in-One For Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., page 601:

     The Bagel is a cross between the Beagle and the Basset Hound. Though not as popular as some of the more well-established mixes, the short-coated Bagel has the loving personality one would expect from two Hounds, plus the potential for some stubbornness.

   • 2012, G. Terrell Cotter, The Arm of the Lord: End Times Mystery, WestBow Press, Thomas Nelson, →ISBN, page 28:

     Linus was half basset and half beagle hound, thus a bagel.

Related terms

• bagel hound

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “bagel”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Gable, Gebal, gabel, gable, galbe, gleba

Cornish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

bagel f (plural baglow)

1. crook (i.e of a shepherd)

Mutation

Mutation of bagel

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bagel	vagel	unchanged	pagel	fagel, vagel*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

“bagel” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbeː.ɡəl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ba‧gel

Noun

bagel m (plural bagels, diminutive bageltje n)

1. bagel (ring-shaped pastry)

Related terms

• beugel

Finnish

Etymology

From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbei̯ɡel/, [ˈbe̞i̯ɡe̞l]
• Rhymes: -eiɡel

Noun

bagel

1. synonym of vesirinkeli

Declension

Inflection of bagel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		bagel	bagelit
genitive		bagelin	bagelien
partitive		bagelia	bageleja
illative		bageliin	bageleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bagel	bagelit
accusative	nom.	bagel	bagelit
	gen.	bagelin
genitive		bagelin	bagelien
partitive		bagelia	bageleja
inessive		bagelissa	bageleissa
elative		bagelista	bageleista
illative		bageliin	bageleihin
adessive		bagelilla	bageleilla
ablative		bagelilta	bageleilta
allative		bagelille	bageleille
essive		bagelina	bageleina
translative		bageliksi	bageleiksi
abessive		bagelitta	bageleitta
instructive		—	bagelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bagel (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bagelini bagelini accusative nom. bagelini bagelini gen. bagelini genitive bagelini bagelieni partitive bageliani bagelejani inessive bagelissani bageleissani elative bagelistani bageleistani illative bageliini bageleihini adessive bagelillani bageleillani ablative bageliltani bageleiltani allative bagelilleni bageleilleni essive bagelinani bageleinani translative bagelikseni bageleikseni abessive bagelittani bageleittani instructive — — comitative — bageleineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bagelisi bagelisi accusative nom. bagelisi bagelisi gen. bagelisi genitive bagelisi bageliesi partitive bageliasi bagelejasi inessive bagelissasi bageleissasi elative bagelistasi bageleistasi illative bageliisi bageleihisi adessive bagelillasi bageleillasi ablative bageliltasi bageleiltasi allative bagelillesi bageleillesi essive bagelinasi bageleinasi translative bageliksesi bageleiksesi abessive bagelittasi bageleittasi instructive — — comitative — bageleinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bagelimme bagelimme accusative nom. bagelimme bagelimme gen. bagelimme genitive bagelimme bageliemme partitive bageliamme bagelejamme inessive bagelissamme bageleissamme elative bagelistamme bageleistamme illative bageliimme bageleihimme adessive bagelillamme bageleillamme ablative bageliltamme bageleiltamme allative bagelillemme bageleillemme essive bagelinamme bageleinamme translative bageliksemme bageleiksemme abessive bagelittamme bageleittamme instructive — — comitative — bageleinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bagelinne bagelinne accusative nom. bagelinne bagelinne gen. bagelinne genitive bagelinne bagelienne partitive bagelianne bagelejanne inessive bagelissanne bageleissanne elative bagelistanne bageleistanne illative bageliinne bageleihinne adessive bagelillanne bageleillanne ablative bageliltanne bageleiltanne allative bagelillenne bageleillenne essive bagelinanne bageleinanne translative bageliksenne bageleiksenne abessive bagelittanne bageleittanne instructive — — comitative — bageleinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bagelinsa bagelinsa accusative nom. bagelinsa bagelinsa gen. bagelinsa genitive bagelinsa bageliensa partitive bageliaan bageliansa bagelejaan bagelejansa inessive bagelissaan bagelissansa bageleissaan bageleissansa elative bagelistaan bagelistansa bageleistaan bageleistansa illative bageliinsa bageleihinsa adessive bagelillaan bagelillansa bageleillaan bageleillansa ablative bageliltaan bageliltansa bageleiltaan bageleiltansa allative bagelilleen bagelillensa bageleilleen bageleillensa essive bagelinaan bagelinansa bageleinaan bageleinansa translative bagelikseen bageliksensa bageleikseen bageleiksensa abessive bagelittaan bagelittansa bageleittaan bageleittansa instructive — — comitative — bageleineen bageleinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• bagelrinkeli

Further reading

• “bagel”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

French

Alternative forms

• baguel
• beguel

Etymology

Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ɡɛl/, /be.ɡœl/

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

bagel m (plural bagels)

1. bagel (toroidal bread roll)

Indonesian

Etymology

From English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl), ultimately from a diminutive of Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baugaz (“ring”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɡəl/
• Hyphenation: ba‧gêl

Noun

bagêl (plural bagel-bagel)

1. (cooking) bagel: a toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked

Further reading

• “bagel”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Iranun

Noun

bagel

1. wave

Maranao

Noun

bagel

1. corrugation; ripple; wave

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl); ultimately from Middle High German bouc, boug- (“ring, bracelet”), from Old High German boug (“ring”), from Proto-Germanic *baug- (“ring”) plus *-il (noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛj.ɡew/ [ˈbɛɪ̯.ɡeʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.ɡɐl/ [ˈbɐj.ɣɐɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɐj.ɡɐl/ [ˈbɐj.ɣɐɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɡɐl/ [ˈbej.ɣɐɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbej.ɡɐl/ [ˈbej.ɣɐɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbe.ɡɐl/ [ˈbe.ɣɐɫ]

Noun

bagel m (plural bagels)

1. bagel (toroidal bread roll)

Further reading

• “bagel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “bagel”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Spanish

Alternative forms

• baguel

Etymology

Borrowed from English bagel, from Yiddish בייגל (beygl).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈɡel/ [baˈɣ̞el]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: ba‧gel

Noun

bagel m (plural bagels)

1. bagel (toroidal bread roll)