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bagel

US

/ˈbeɪɡəl/

UK

/ˈbeɪɡəl/

Meaning

A chewy, ring-shaped bread roll, usually boiled before baking and often sliced to add a topping or filling.

बैगल एक छल्ले के आकार की चबाने में थोड़ी सख्त ब्रेड होती है, जिसे अक्सर काटकर उस पर क्रीम चीज़ या दूसरी चीज़ें लगाते हैं।

Examples

“I had a toasted bagel with cream cheese for breakfast.”

foodwith + topping

“She bought a sesame bagel from the bakery near her office.”

foodbuy + noun

“We sliced the bagel and filled it with smoked salmon.”

food preparationfill + noun

Useful patterns

a bagel with + topping or fillingtoast a bagelslice a bagela bagel for breakfast or lunch

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Common collocations

toasted bagelplain bagelsesame bagelbagel with cream cheesefreshly baked bagelbagel sandwich

Common mistakes

Not natural: I ate bagel for breakfast.

Better: I ate a bagel for breakfast.

Bagel is a singular countable noun, so it normally needs an article such as a.

Bagel एक गिनने योग्य एकवचन संज्ञा है, इसलिए इसके पहले आम तौर पर a जैसा article लगता है।

Not natural: A bagel is a sweet ring-shaped cake fried in oil.

Better: A bagel is a chewy ring-shaped bread roll, usually boiled and then baked.

This describes a doughnut; bagels are bread, typically boiled before baking.

यह doughnut का वर्णन है; bagel ब्रेड होता है, जिसे आम तौर पर बेक करने से पहले उबाला जाता है।

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bread roll

Learner tip

A bagel is bread, not a doughnut: it is typically chewy and boiled before baking, rather than sweet and fried.

Bagel ब्रेड होता है, doughnut नहीं: यह आम तौर पर चबाने में थोड़ा सख्त होता है और बेक करने से पहले उबाला जाता है।

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What is a bagel?

Bagel क्या होता है?