couche-tard

French

Etymology

From coucher +‎ tard.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /kuʃ.taʁ/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)
  • (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): /kʊʃ.tɑːʁ/
  • (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): /kʊʃ.tɑɔ̯ʁ/
  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Noun

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

  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”)

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