souvenir
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souvenir
- /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/ UK
- /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/ US
- /ˌsu.vəˈnɪɹ/ US
- /ˌsoʊ.vəˈnɪ.ə/ Hong Kong
Rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ), -uːvənɪə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.
noun souvenirs · souvenier
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An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.
Back then, nobody knew in the schoolyard / Now then, you have grown up to be this hard / Go then, walk through this world with your heart scarred / You're the souvenir of sadness
Similar: keepsake, memento, memorabilia
verb souvenirs · souveniring · souvenired · souvenier
- To take (something) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime. "Doubletime up to the ville and souvenir me one cute orphan, man, but be sure you get a dirty one, a really skuzzy one."
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: keepsake, memento, token, relic, memorabilia, commemorative, commemorate, commemoration, memorial, remembrance, remembering, recollection, reminder, memory, observance, mind
Translations
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noun item of sentimental value
| Español | recuerdo, tornaviaje, souvenir, suvenir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기념품 ginyeompum, 선물 seonmul, 기념물 ginyeommul |
| 日本語 | 土産 miyage, 記念品 kinenhin, 記念物 kinenbutsu |
| 中文 | 紀念品 /纪念品 jìniànpǐn |
| हिन्दी | स्मारिका smārikā, यादगार yādgār, सौग़ात sauġāt |
| Português | suvenir, souvenir |
| Français | souvenir |
| Deutsch | Andenken, Reisemitbringsel, Souvenir, Erinnerungsstück, Mitbringsel |
| Italiano | ricordo |
| Ελληνικά | ενθύμιο enthýmio |
| Română | suvenir |
| Русский | сувени́р suvenír |
| Tiếng Việt | đồ lưu niệm |
| العربية | تَذْكار taḏkār |
| עברית | מַזכֶּרֶת mazkéret |
Talk about this word "souvenir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/souvenir. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. souvenir. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/souvenir "souvenir." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/souvenir.Cite this
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title = {souvenir},
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