PIED-À-TERRE Meaning of PIED-À-TERRE in English [ ˌpjeɪdα:'tɛ: ]■ noun ( plural pieds-à-terre pronunciation same) a small flat, house, or room kept for occasional use.OriginC19: Fr., lit. 'foot to earth'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004