Phrase guide

lucky charm

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An object kept for good luck.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 幸運符 /幸运符 (xìngyùnfú) — object kept for good luck
  • Dutch: geluksbrenger — object kept for good luck
  • Finnish: taikakalu — object kept for good luck
  • Finnish: onnenkalu — object kept for good luck
  • French: porte-bonheur — object kept for good luck
  • French: amulette — object kept for good luck
  • French: talisman — object kept for good luck
  • French: colifichet — object kept for good luck
  • German: Glücksbringer — object kept for good luck
  • Greek: φυλαχτό (fylachtó) — object kept for good luck
  • Greek: γούρι (goúri) — object kept for good luck
  • Greek: πορτμπονέρ (portmponér) — object kept for good luck
  • Ido: talismano — object kept for good luck
  • Italian: portafortuna — object kept for good luck
  • Italian: amuleto — object kept for good luck
  • Italian: talismano — object kept for good luck
  • Japanese: 縁起物 (engimono) — object kept for good luck
  • Japanese: 御呪い (omajinai) — object kept for good luck
  • Japanese: 呪符 (jufu) — object kept for good luck
  • Macedonian: амајлија (amajlija) — object kept for good luck
  • Polish: amulet — object kept for good luck
  • Polish: talizman — object kept for good luck
  • Portuguese: amuleto — object kept for good luck
  • Portuguese: talismã — object kept for good luck
  • Portuguese: figa — object kept for good luck
  • Romanian: talisman — object kept for good luck
  • Russian: талисма́н (talismán) — object kept for good luck
  • Russian: амуле́т (amulét) — object kept for good luck
  • Sanskrit: मङ्गल (maṅgala) — object kept for good luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: ама̀јлија — object kept for good luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: хама̀јлија — object kept for good luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: amàjlija — object kept for good luck
  • Serbo-Croatian: hamàjlija — object kept for good luck
  • Spanish: amuleto — object kept for good luck
  • Tagalog: galing — object kept for good luck
  • Vietnamese: vật lấy phước — object kept for good luck