bird's-nest soup
noun
a Chinese soup made from the mucilaginous lining of the nests of the Asiatic swift.
Origin of bird's-nest soup
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby bird's-nest soup
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