pyay´-duh-TEHR´
(literally a ‘foot to the ground’ in French)
A pied-à-terre is a temporary or secondary house, apartment, or other lodging.
Pieds-à-terre (the plural, pronounced the same as the singular) are usually small, and usually in cities. The term
is often applied to apartments in multistory buildings in large cities like New York, London, and Paris.