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edible bird's nest

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
ed-i-ble bird's nest
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Inflected Forms

edible bird's nests (plural) edible birds' nests (plural)

Phrases

bird's nest soup

Frequently Paired Words

bird's nest soup

Questions

What does edible bird's nest mean?
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.

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