couche-tard

French

Etymology

coucher +‎ tard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuʃ.taʁ/

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Noun

couche-tard m or f (plural couche-tard)

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

Synonyms

• oiseau de nuit

Further reading

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