memento

/məˈmɛn.toʊ/

nounme · men · to

Remember: a memento helps you re-MEM-ber—two “mem” sounds in a row (me-MEN-to).

Yes, it's memento. Don’t swap the middle vowels: it’s **me-men-** (…**men**…), not **me-mon**.

Definition

  1. nounan object kept as a reminder of a person, place, or event; a souvenir

Examples

  • She kept the concert ticket as a memento of her first live show.
  • The guide gave each student a small stone as a memento of the hike.
  • His grandfather’s watch was a treasured memento from the war years.

Synonyms

souvenirkeepsaketokenreminderrelic

Translations

ES recuerdoPT lembrançaFR souvenir

Common misspellings

mementoemementoeemementtomementowmementhomementamementoo

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