silo
Portuguese, noun/ˈsi.lu/
silo is spelled S-I-L-O (4 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,381st most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Silo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “silo (vertical building for storing grain)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos”.
What does silo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesilo (vertical building for storing grain)
- 2
masculinesilo (underground missile facility)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. armazém subterrâneo para cereais, ou outros alimentos 2. torre de armazenagem de cereais 3. sistema de conservação de forragens por fermentação controlada em lugares herméticos, ensilagem 4. armazém de armamento militar subterrâneo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of silo
- silos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce silo?
- Brazil /ˈsi.lu/
- Portugal /ˈsi.lu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to silo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is silo in Portuguese?
silo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).