pied-a-terre

[pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]

pied-à-terre

[pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-]
noun, plural pieds-à-terre [pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-] ,
a residence, as an apartment, for part-time or temporary use.

Origin:
1820–30; < French: literally, foot on ground
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Pied-a-terre is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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pied-a-terre

noun
lodging for occasional or secondary use; "they bought a pied-a-terre in London" 
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