edible bird's nest

English

A sample of edible bird's nest.

Noun

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

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

Translations

nest of certain species of swiftlet

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 燕窩／燕窝 (zh) (yànwō), 燕窝 (zh) (yànwō)

• Finnish: pääskysenpesä
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• Uyghur: قارلىغاچ ئۇۋىسى (qarlighach uwisi)

See also

• bird's nest soup