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Bandera de México

/Sounds like 'teh-koh-LOH-teh'/

A night owl — someone who stays up late or works through the night. Tecolote is the Nahuatl word for owl, and in Mexico it's become the affectionate name for anyone whose energy peaks after midnight and who greets dawn before sleeping.

Example

"Soy un tecolote, no me pidas que llegue temprano."

"Nos quedamos de tecolotes estudiando hasta las cuatro. → I'm a night owl, don't ask me to show up early."

"We stayed up as night owls studying until four."

Regional synonyms:

Estética de la chica que madruga, va al gym, come sano, se cuida y es productiva. Es una aspiración de vida saludable de TikTok.