silo

Concepts

silo

warehouse

store

deposit

storehouse

Synonyms

almacén

depósito

granero

guardián de heno

edificio depósito

Hyphenated as

si‧lo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsilo/

Etymology

Of unclear origin. Perhaps from Latin sirum, the accusative form of sirus (“pit for corn, underground granary”) (compare Latin sīromastes (“pit-searcher”), from Ancient Greek σειρομάστης (seiromástēs)), from Ancient Greek σιρός (sirós, “pit for holding grain”). Alternatively, perhaps from Basque zilo, zulo (“grain cellar”). If so, it is a doublet of zulo.