pezzo (It.), (ped´), piece; piece of money; a coin.

piccolo (It.), (pēk´kō lō), small.

pièce de résistance (pē es de rā zēs täNs´), the principal dish.

pied à terre (pēā tȧ ter´), a temporary lodging.

pied poudreux (pē ā pōō drö´), a vagabond.

pigeonnaux (pē-zhō-nō´).—Squabs.

pigeons innocents (pē-zhôN´ ē-nō-säN´).—Squabs.

pigliar due colombi a una fava (It.), (pē lyȧr dōō ā kō lōm´bē ä ōō nä fä´), to catch two pigeons with one bean; to kill two birds with one stone.

pilau (pi-law´), or pillau.—An oriental dish of rice stewed with mutton, lamb, or fowl, almonds, raisins, and saffron and other spices.

pimen´to.—Allspice, or Jamaica pepper.