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edible bird's nest

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A nest of certain species of swiftlet, especially 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.

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  • Catalan: niu d'oreneta — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燕窩 /燕窝 (yànwō) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Finnish: pääskysenpesä — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • French: nid d'hirondelle — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Indonesian: sarang burung walet — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Japanese: 燕窩 (enka) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Korean: 연와 (yeonwa) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Russian: съедобные птичьи гнёзда (sʺjedobnyje ptičʹi gnjózda) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Thai: รังนก (rang-nók) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Uyghur: قارلىغاچ ئۇۋىسى (qarlighach uwisi) — nest of certain species of swiftlet
  • Vietnamese: yến sào — nest of certain species of swiftlet