Bagel vs. Bread — What's the Difference?

A bagel (Yiddish: בײגל‎ beygl; Polish: bajgiel), also historically spelled beigel, is a bread product originating in the Jewish communities of Poland. It is traditionally shaped by hand into the form of a ring from yeasted wheat dough, roughly hand-sized, that is first boiled for a short time in water and then baked.

Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history, it has been a prominent food in large parts of the world.

A glazed, ring-shaped roll with a tough, chewy texture, made from plain yeast dough that is dropped briefly into nearly boiling water and then baked.

A staple food made from flour or meal mixed with other dry and liquid ingredients, usually combined with a leavening agent, and kneaded, shaped into loaves, and baked.

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

Food in general, regarded as necessary for sustaining life

A score of 6-0 in a set (after the shape of a bagel, which looks like a zero).

Something that nourishes; sustenance

An overly materialistic and selfish young Jewish man.

Means of support; livelihood

(tennis) To achieve a score of 6–0 in a tennis set.

(Slang) Money.

(sports) To hold an opponent to a score of zero.

To coat with bread crumbs, as before cooking

A glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust.

(uncountable)

(Yiddish) glazed yeast-raised doughnut-shaped roll with hard crust

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.

(countable) Any variety of bread.

Money.

Breadth.

A piece of embroidery; a braid.

(transitive) To coat with breadcrumbs.

To make broad; spread.

(transitive) To form in meshes; net.

To spread.

To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as, breaded cutlets.

An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening, kneading, and baking.

Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.

Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Informal terms for money

Cover with bread crumbs;