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pieds-à-terre

pieds-à-terre is the plural of pied-à-terre.

Meaning of pied-à-terre

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

Questions about pieds-à-terre

What is pieds-à-terre the plural of?
Pieds-à-terre is the plural of pied-à-terre.

Words near pieds-à-terre in the dictionary

  1. Piedrahitas
  2. Piedras
  3. Piedras Negras
  4. pieds noirs
  5. pieds-a-terre
  6. pieds-à-terre
  7. piedstall
  8. piedtail
  9. piedtails
  10. Pieech
  11. pieface

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