σιγή ποτ' ἐστὶν αἱρετωτέρα λόγου → sometimes silence is preferable to words (Menander)
P. and V. κριθή, ἡ.
barley meal: Ar. and P. ἄλφιτον, τό, or pl.
barley meal for sprinkling over victims in sacrifice: V. προχύται, αἱ, Ar. ὀλαί, αἱ.
barley cake: Ar. and P. μᾶζα, ἡ (Plato).
