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pied-à-terre

UK/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛə/US/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/

pied-à-terre noun: a smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.

Noun

pied-à-terre (plural pieds-à-terre)

  1. A smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
    • But the pied-à-terre at the embassy provides little privacy and has none of the grandeur for the formal events that an American ambassador posted to the United States’ closest Middle East ally is expected to host.2021 December 1, Lara Jakes, Michael Crowley, “In Israel, the New U.S. Ambassador’s Home Lacks a Certain View”, in The New York Times, retrieved 01 Dec 2021

Forms of pied-à-terre

pluralpieds-à-terre

Origin of pied-à-terre

Borrowed from French pied-à-terre (“foot on the ground”).

Words that rhyme with pied-à-terre

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Questions about pied-à-terre

What does pied-à-terre mean?
Pied-à-terre means a smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
What part of speech is pied-à-terre?
Pied-à-terre is a noun.
How do you pronounce pied-à-terre?
Pied-à-terre is pronounced /piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/ (US).
What is the plural of pied-à-terre?
The plural of pied-à-terre is pieds-à-terre.

Words near pied-à-terre in the dictionary

  1. pied-bill
  2. pied-billed grebe
  3. pied-billed grebes
  4. pied-bills
  5. pied-piping
  6. pied-à-terre
  7. piedfort
  8. piedforts
  9. piedish
  10. piedishes
  11. piedly

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