/ ˌpjeɪd ɑː ˈteə(r); NAmE ˈter/ noun
( pl. pieds-à-terre / ˌpjeɪd ɑː/) (from French ) a small flat / apartment, usually in a town, that you do not live in as your main home but keep for use when necessary
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: French , literally foot to earth.