a pied-à-terre



a pied-à-terre

a small apartment or house in a city which belongs to someone whose main home is somewhere else and which they have so that they can visit the city whenever they want He has a pied-à-terre in Mayfair and a five-bedroom house in Dorset.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Apolena-Czech, Slovak
CassianKASH-ən (English)Ancient Roman (Anglicized)
Terenti-Georgian, Russian
Zacharieza-ka-REEFrench
Zharko-Macedonian
Aliya (2)-Hebrew