also: えんず
edible bird's nest; swiftlet nest
Rare term for the nest of certain swiftlets, used to make bird's nest soup. More commonly referred to as ツバメの巣.
See also: ツバメの巣
Edible bird's nests are known as a luxury food ingredient.
Kanji spelling for the reading えんそう; rare term.
Alternate reading えんず for the same kanji; also rare.
Compound of 燕 (swallow/swift) and 巣 (nest). The reading えんそう is on'yomi; えんず is a variant reading.