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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sailo
"농부들은 곡물을 사일로에 보관합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tall, cylindrical tower used on a farm for storing grain or fermented fodder.
"The tall concrete silo was filled with corn for the winter livestock feed." - 2
A system, process, or department that operates in isolation from others.
"The company needed to break down internal silos to improve cross-departmental communication."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish word 'silo', ultimately originating from the ancient Greek 'siros', meaning a pit for holding grain. In the mid-20th century, the term expanded metaphorically in business and organizational theory to describe isolated departments or systems that fail to communicate.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Silo" is said worldwide
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silo
Transliteration: /si.lo/
"Le fermier a rempli le silo de grains."
Silo
Transliteration: /ˈziːloː/
"Das Getreide wird im Silo gelagert."
silo
Transliteration: /ˈsi.lo/
"Il grano è conservato nel silo."
silo
Transliteration: /ˈsi.lo/
"El silo está lleno de maíz."
silo
Transliteration: /ˈsi.lu/
"O fazendeiro armazenou o trigo no silo."
साइलो
Transliteration: sailo
"अनाज को साइलो में संग्रहित किया गया था।"
粮仓
Transliteration: liángcāng
"农场里有一个巨大的粮仓。"
사일로
Transliteration: sailo
"농부들은 곡물을 사일로에 보관합니다."
サイロ
Transliteration: sairo
"穀物はサイロに貯蔵されます。"
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