pied-à-terre
pied-à-terre · pied-à-terres
Zweitwohnung
A smaller temporary or secondary lodgingA smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
UK/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛə/US/piˌeɪ.dəˈtɛɹ/
Meaning
1 sensesA smaller temporary or secondary lodging; a second home, especially one in the city.
Zweitwohnung
Translations
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By meaning 1
smaller secondary lodging:
Origin
Borrowed from French pied-à-terre (“foot on the ground”).Borrowed from French pied-à-terre (“foot on the ground”).
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Forms
plural: pied-à-terres| Singular | pied-à-terre |
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Word family
2 related wordsSee also
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