noun, plural pieds-à-terre [pee-ey-duh–tair, -dah-, pyey-] /piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ-/,
- a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.
noun plural pieds-à-terre (ˌpjeɪtɑːˈtɛə)
- a flat, house, or other lodging for secondary or occasional use
n.“small town house or rooms used for short residences,” 1829, French, pied à terre, literally “foot on the ground.”