souvenir

/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪr/

nounsou · ve · nir

Think: “SOUnds like ‘soo’ + VENIR ends like ‘near’” — a souvenir is something you keep NEAR to remember a trip.

Yes, it's souvenir. Watch the ending: it’s **-nir** (sou-ve-**nir**), not **-ner** or **-near**.

Definition

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

Examples

  • I bought a small magnet as a souvenir from our trip to Washington, D.C.
  • The concert ticket became a souvenir I saved in my journal.
  • She keeps a souvenir spoon collection from every country she visits.

Synonyms

mementokeepsakeremindertokenrelic

Translations

ES recuerdoPT lembrançaFR souvenir

Common misspellings

suvenirsouveniersouvinersouvinirsovenirsouvenorsouvenírsouvénir

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