"edible bird's nest" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: edible bird's nests [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=edible bird's nest}} edible bird's nest (plural edible bird's nests)
  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. Wikipedia link: edible bird's nest Categories (lifeform): Apodiforms Related terms: bird's nest soup Translations (nest of certain species of swiftlet): niu d'oreneta [masculine] (Catalan), 燕窩 (Chinese Mandarin), 燕窝 (yànwō) (Chinese Mandarin), pääskysenpesä (Finnish), nid d’hirondelle [masculine] (French), sarang burung walet (Indonesian), 燕窩 (enka) (Japanese), 연와 (yeonwa) (alt: 燕窩) (Korean), съедобные птичьи гнёзда (sʺjedobnyje ptičʹi gnjózda) (Russian), รังนก (rang-nók) (Thai), قارلىغاچ ئۇۋىسى (qarlighach uwisi) (Uyghur), yến sào (Vietnamese)

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