edible bird's nest

English

A sample of edible bird's nest.

Noun

edible bird's nest (plural edible bird's nests)

The nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially the edible-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus fuciphagus or the black-nest swiftlet, Aerodramus maximus, made by the male swiftlet from its gelatinous saliva, and highly prized in Chinese cuisine for delicacies such as bird's nest soup.

Derived terms

bird's nest soup

Translations

nest of certain species of swiftlet

Chinese:
Mandarin: 燕窩 (zh), 燕窝 (zh) (yànwō)
Finnish: pääskysenpesä

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Uyghur: قارلىغاچ ئۇۋىسى‎ (qarlighach uwisi)

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