souvenir

UK: /ˌsuːvəˈnɪə^r/, /ˈsuːvənɪə^r/

US: /ˌsuvəˈnɪr, ˈsuvəˌnɪr/

US: (so̅o̅′və nēr′, so̅o̅′və nēr′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

sou•ve•nir /ˌsuvəˈnɪr, ˈsuvəˌnɪr/   n. [countable]

1. a small, inexpensive article given or kept as a reminder of a place one has visited, etc.;
   memento:
   The kids bought key chains as souvenirs of their trip to the Grand Canyon.

See -ven-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

sou•ve•nir  (so̅o̅′və nēr′, so̅o̅′və nēr′), n. 

1. a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.;
   memento.
2. a memory.

• Latin subvenīre to come to mind, equivalent. to sub- sub- + venīre to come
• French, noun, nominal use of (se) souvenir to remember
• 1765–75

Synonyms

• 1. reminder, keepsake, token.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

souvenir / ˌsuːvəˈnɪə ˈsuːvəˌnɪə/ noun

1. an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento

verb (transitive)

1. to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin

Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from (se) souvenir to remember, from Latin subvenīre to come to mind, from sub- up to + venīre to come