silage

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silage

/ˈsaɪlɪd͡ʒ/

Rhymes with -aɪlɪdʒ

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

noun silages

uncountable, usually Fermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp. Compared to the corn silages, the sweetclover silages are much higher in digestible crude protein, but lower in total digestible nutrients.

Opposite: soilage

verb silages · silaging · silaged

To ensile.

Thesaurus

noun

Opposite: soilage

Translations

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noun fodder stored in a silo

Español	ensilaje, ensilado
日本語	サイレージ sairēji, 埋草 maisō, 埋芻 maisū
中文	青貯 /青贮 qīngzhù
Português	silagem
Français	silage
Deutsch	Silage
Русский	си́лос sílos

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@misc{silage_2026,
  title = {silage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/silage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}