Meanings
nounnido soup (countable and uncountable, plural nido soups)
plural nido soups
- Philippinescountableuncountablebird's nest soup (Chinese soup made from edible bird's nest)
Synonyms: bird's nest soup
Synonyms & antonyms
nounbird's nest soup (Chinese soup made from edible bird's nest)
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Origin
- Spanishnido“nest”
- Tagalognido
- Englishnido soup
From Tagalog nido (“edible bird's nest”) + soup. Tagalog nido itself is from Spanish nido (“nest”). See also El Nido in Palawan, where the edible bird's nest is historically harvested from by a Busyador.
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