noun
piet
PUH-eert
noun
1
An informal British name for the magpie, a black-and-white bird known for its harsh call and habit of collecting shiny objects.
"A piet landed on the fence post and eyed the garden."
"Old country folk sometimes still call magpies "piets.""
How to Use Piet
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn old or regional word for the magpie bird.
When to use it
Dialectal and old-fashioned; "magpie" is the term almost everyone uses today.
Word Forms
piets plural
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Etymology
From "pie" (an old English name for the magpie) plus a diminutive ending, later respelled as "piet."