pièce maîtresse
French, noun/pjɛs mɛ.tʁɛs/
pièce maîtresse is spelled P-I-È-C-E-M-A-Î-T-R-E-S-S-E (14 letters). Pièce maîtresse is a French feminine noun meaning “showpiece” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pierre de soutènement d’un édifice”.
What does pièce maîtresse mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineshowpiece
- 2
femininecornerstone
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pierre de soutènement d’un édifice. 2. Élément principal.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pièce maîtresse
- pièces maîtresses plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pièce maîtresse?
- /pjɛs mɛ.tʁɛs/
- /pjɛs me.tʁɛs/
- \pjɛs mɛ.tʁɛs\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.