Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silage

/ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables: silage
IPA: /ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

verb

Example Sentences

"Compared to the corn silages, the sweetclover silages are much higher in digestible crude protein, but lower in total digestible nutrients."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: ensilage, ensilar

Usage

Uncountable

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

silages (plural) silages (present, singular) silaging (participle, present) silaged (participle, past) silaged (past)

Synonyms

ensilage

Antonyms

soilage

Questions

How do you pronounce silage?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/.
What does silage mean?: Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
Where does silage come from?: It is traced to French.

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