• Piet

    Pronunciation

    • UK IPA: /ˈpʌɪət/

    Alternative forms

    Origin

    From pie + -ot, with later forms remodelled after -et.

    Full definition of piet

    Noun

    piet

    (plural piets)
    1. (now Ireland, UK regional) The magpie.
      • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:We teach Blacke-birds, Starlins, Ravens, Piots, and Parots to chat ....----
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