noun
souvenir
soo-vuh-NEER
noun
1
An object kept as a reminder of a place, event, or trip.
"She bought a small snow globe as a souvenir from Paris."
How to Use Souvenir
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA keepsake bought or kept to remember somewhere you've been.
Common pairings
souvenir shop
buy a souvenir
Word Forms
souvenired past tense, souvenirs plural, souvenirs singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French souvenir, literally "memory" — related to the verb se souvenir, "to remember."