"piet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌɪət/ [UK] Forms: piets [plural]
Etymology: From pie + -ot, with later forms remodelled after -et. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pie|ot}} pie + -ot, {{m|en|-et}} -et Head templates: {{en-noun}} piet (plural piets)
  1. (now Ireland, UK regional) The magpie. Tags: Ireland, UK, regional Categories (lifeform): Corvids Synonyms: piot, pyet, pyot Related terms: piet-my-vrou (alt: etymologically unrelated, coincidentally also a bird!)

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