Because the Latin/Greek/French/Hebrew word has been adopted into English and will be used in an English-speaking context, its plural is irregular according to English paradigms. I think, since so many words are of foreign adoption (many far less obviously than "bureaux") and they function in English just as well, it is more useful for the Gargoyle to handle the fact that the foreign noun is pluralized than the fact that it is foreign.
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