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linchi

The English word “linchi” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus fuciphagus)
  2. The cave swiftlet (Collocalia linchi)

Etymology

Possibly from Javanese lintye (“a kind of swallow”).

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