bagel

noun (a bagel, bagels)

«bagel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A ring-shaped bread roll with a hole in the middle, boiled before it is baked, so it is chewy. tree →

In the lessons

Everyday food word, common in the USA, Canada, the UK and elsewhere for breakfast or lunch. Appears in maths shopping and sharing problems (a dozen bagels, cut a bagel in half). Phrases: «a toasted bagel», «a bagel with cream cheese», «a sesame bagel».

Examples

I had a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast. tree →
The bakery sells bagels for 1 dollar each. tree →
Dad toasted two bagels. tree →
A bag of 6 bagels costs 4 dollars. tree →
She cut the bagel in half. tree →
Sesame bagels are my favourite. tree →

Note

Countable. Pronounced «BAY-gul». Not the same as a doughnut (sweet and fried). In maths: «a dozen bagels» = 12; «a baker's dozen» = 13.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «bagel» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«bagel» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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