Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.

    Silage

    си́лосsílos

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

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
fodder stored in a silo:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
fodder stored in a silo:

Origin

Alteration (probably by influence of silo) of ensilage (1881), itself from French ensilage

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

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Forms

plural: silages
Singularsilage

uncountable

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fodder harvested while green and kept succulent by partial fermentation as in a silo:ensilage

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

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