couche-tard

French

Etymology

From coucher +‎ tard.

Pronunciation

• (France) IPA^(key): /kuʃ.taʁ/

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• (Quebec, informal) IPA^(key): /kʊʃ.tɑːʁ/
• (Quebec, formal) IPA^(key): /kʊʃ.tɑɔ̯ʁ/

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• Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

couche-tard m or f by sense (invariable)

1. night owl (one who stays up late at night or goes to bed late)

   Synonym: oiseau de nuit

   Antonym: couche-tôt (literally “early sleeper”)

See also

• lève-tôt
• couche-tôt

Further reading

• “couche-tard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012