bacchus

/ˈbækəs/

Syllables bac·chus

Stress BAC-chus

Phonics Breakdown

bac

/bæk/

short a

chus

/kəs/

ck sound

Meaning

the Roman god of wine, equivalent to the Greek god Dionysus

Sound Reference

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bac=/bæk/(back) + us=/əs/(focus)

Example

Bacchus was worshipped as the god of wine and celebration.