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silage

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/
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  • rhymes with -aɪlɪdʒ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To ensile.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ensilage

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: feed, provender

History

Etymology

Alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage, from ensiler (“put in a silo”), from Spanish ensilar.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: силаж (silaž) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Catalan: ensitjat — fodder stored in a silo
  • Chinese Mandarin: 青貯 /青贮 (qīngzhù) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Czech: siláž — fodder stored in a silo
  • Danish: ensilage — fodder stored in a silo
  • Dutch: silage — fodder stored in a silo
  • Finnish: säilörehu — fodder stored in a silo
  • French: silage — fodder stored in a silo
  • German: Silage — fodder stored in a silo
  • Hungarian: szilázs — fodder stored in a silo
  • Icelandic: vothey — fodder stored in a silo
  • Indonesian: silase — fodder stored in a silo
  • Irish: sadhlas — fodder stored in a silo
  • Japanese: サイレージ (sairēji) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Japanese: 埋草 (maisō) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Japanese: 埋芻 (maisū) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Macedonian: силажа (silaža) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Malay: silaj — fodder stored in a silo
  • Māori: karaehe toroī — fodder stored in a silo
  • Polish: kiszonka — fodder stored in a silo
  • Polish: kwaszonka — fodder stored in a silo
  • Portuguese: silagem — fodder stored in a silo
  • Russian: си́лос (sílos) — fodder stored in a silo
  • Serbo-Croatian: силажа — fodder stored in a silo
  • Serbo-Croatian: silaža — fodder stored in a silo
  • Spanish: ensilaje — fodder stored in a silo
  • Spanish: ensilado — fodder stored in a silo
  • Welsh: silwair — fodder stored in a silo