swiftlet

swift·let

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [swift-lit]
- /ˈswɪft lɪt/
- /swˈɪftlət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [swift-lit]
- /ˈswɪft lɪt/

Definitions of swiftlet word

noun swiftlet any of several swifts of the genus Collocalia, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, certain species of which use saliva to construct nests, which are used in making bird's-nest soup. 1
noun swiftlet any of various small swifts of the Asian genus Collocalia that often live in caves and use echolocation: the nests, which are made of hardened saliva, are used in oriental cookery to make birds' nest soup 0

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Origin of swiftlet

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; swift + -let

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swiftlet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

swiftlet usage trend in Literature

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