souvenir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

verb

To take (something) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime.

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/ /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ /ˌsu.vəˈnɪɹ/ /ˌsoʊ.vəˈnɪ.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-souvenir.wav

souvenir souvenirs souvenier souveniring souvenired

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

keepsake memento memorabilia

one more time for the sweet souvenir souvenir plot souvenir sheet

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