# bakchoi

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In the Eleusinian Mysteries, the branches that initiates swung along the ground along the Sacred Way, the 22-kilometer pilgrimage from Athens to Eleusis.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek βάκχοι (bákkhoi), from Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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