Talk:Bacchoi

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What is the singular? Bakch? -- Zoe

The singular is "bakchos".

and here i was expecting a page about a Chinese vegetable. zadcat

Meets the criteria and should be moved to Wiktionary - Zarboki 09:35, 20 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Source please

The information in this article seems odd. "Bakchoi" is a terrible transliteration for what must be the Greek word βάκχοι, singular βάκχος. This word usually is a name for the god Dionysus, or one of his male devotees; it can refer to branches carried by initiates, but as far as I know these were not used in the Mysteries. A citation would really help. --Akhilleus (talk) 21:39, 27 June 2006 (UTC)