noun
bail; clasp ring for pendant
Jewelry term for the small ring or loop that connects a pendant to a chain.
ペンダントトップをチェーンに通すためのバチ環が壊れてしまった。
The bail for attaching the pendant to the chain broke.
このバチ環はシルバー製で、ほとんどのペンダントに合います。
This bail is made of silver and fits most pendants.
ペンダント is the pendant itself, while バチ環 is the small connecting ring.
チェーン is the chain; バチ環 is the part that links the pendant to the chain.
Compound of バチ (from Portuguese 'bacio' or possibly 'bail' via English) and 環 (ring). The exact derivation of バチ is uncertain; it may be a loanword adaptation for 'bail' in jewelry contexts.