pied-à-terre

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pied-à-terre

/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/ US
/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛə/ UK

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

noun pieds-à-terre · pied-a-terre

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.

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noun smaller secondary lodging

日本語	ピエ・タ・テール Pie ta tēru, ピエ・ア・テール Pie a tēru
Français	pied-à-terre
Deutsch	Zweitwohnung, Pied-à-Terre
Italiano	piedatterra, pied-à-terre, piede a terra
العربية	بيد أ تير, بيد آ تير
עברית	פיד־א־טר

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"pied-à-terre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pied-%C3%A0-terre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

pied-à-terre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pied-%C3%A0-terre

Chicago

"pied-à-terre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pied-%C3%A0-terre.

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@misc{pied_a_terre_2026,
  title = {pied-à-terre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pied-%C3%A0-terre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}