edible bird's nest

English

A sample of edible bird's nest.

Noun

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.

Translations

nest of certain species of swiftlet

• Catalan: niu d'oreneta m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 燕窩／燕窝 (zh) (yànwō)

• Finnish: pääskysenpesä
• Korean: 연와(燕窩) (yeonwa)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: съедобные птичьи гнёзда (sʺjedobnyje ptičʹi gnjózda)
• Thai: รังนก (rang-nók)
• Uyghur: قارلىغاچ ئۇۋىسى (qarlighach uwisi)
• Vietnamee: yến sào (vi)

See also

• bird's nest soup