PIED-À-TERRE


Meaning of PIED-À-TERRE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pē-ˌā-də-ˈter, -ˌā-dä-; ˌpyā-dä- ]

noun

( plural pieds-à-terre same )

Etymology: French, literally, foot to the ground

Date: 1829

: a temporary or second lodging

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