pied-à-terre

See also: pied-a-terre

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjeɪ.də.tɛɚ/

Noun

pied-à-terre (plural pieds-à-terre)

1. A smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home.
2. A house in the city.

See also

• love nest

Translations

smaller secondary lodging

• German: Zweitwohnung (de) f

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pje.ta.tɛʁ/

Noun

pied-à-terre m (plural pieds-à-terre)

1. pied-à-terre

Further reading

• “pied-à-terre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.