Etymology

El Nido

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Spanish El Nido
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromEl Nido
  2. English todayEl Nido

Borrowed from Spanish El Nido, from el (“the”) + nido (“nest”). The municipality in the Philippines is referring to edible bird's nest historically harvested in the location for the bird's nest soup industry.

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