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

bird's-foot violet, bird's-nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup, bird-brained, bird-breeder's lung, bird-catcher tree, bird-dog, bird-footed dinosaur

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