bird's nest soup


bird's nest soup

noun

Definition of BIRD'S NEST SOUP

: a soup made with the nest of a swiftlet (especially Collocalia fuciphaga) that builds it using a glutinous secretion from its salivary glands

First Known Use of BIRD'S NEST SOUP

1818

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