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bird's-nest soup

noun

a Chinese soup made from the mucilaginous lining of the nests of the Asiatic swift.

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Origin of bird's-nest soup

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby bird's-nest soup

bird's mouth, bird's nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup, Birds of a feather flock together, birdsong, bird spider, bird strike, bird table
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British Dictionary definitions for bird's-nest soup

bird's-nest soup

noun

a rich spicy Chinese soup made from the outer part of the nests of SE Asian swifts of the genus Collocalia
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