Word Study
bagel
CIDE DICTIONARY
bagel, n. [Yiddish beygl, prob. fr. dial. G. Beugel. RHUD ].
a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust.
"A similar roll in Russia is called a bublik ." [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
bagel, n. (also beigel) US a hard bread roll in the shape of a ring.
Etymology
Yiddish beygel
THESAURUS
bagel
Danish, Danish pastry, English muffin, Parker House roll, Yorkshire pudding, bialy, bialystoker, bun, clover-leaf roll, coffee cake, crescent roll, croissant, cross bun, crumpet, gem, hard roll, hot cross bun, kaiser roll, muffin, onion roll, pinwheel roll, popover, roll, scone, soft rollFor further exploring for "bagel" in Webster Dictionary Online