Standard Lemma guide

souvenir

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/
  • US: /ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/
  • US: /ˌsu.vəˈnɪɹ/
  • Hong-Kong: /ˌsoʊ.vəˈnɪ.ə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
  • rhymes with -uːvənɪə(ɹ)
  • CMU ARPABET: S UW2 V AH0 N IH1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An item of sentimental value, that is given or kept to remember an event or location.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: keepsake, memento, memorabilia

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To take (something) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

something of sentimental value

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: keepsake, token, relic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: object, physical object

Narrower terms: love-token, party favor, party favour, favor, favour

4

noun

Meaning 4

a reminder of past events

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: memento

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: reminder

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

Across languages

Translations

120 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Arabic: تَذْكار (taḏkār) — item of sentimental value
  • Armenian: հուշանվեր (hušanver) — item of sentimental value
  • Azerbaijani: yadigar — item of sentimental value
  • Azerbaijani: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Belarusian: сувені́р (suvjenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Belarusian: сувэні́р (suvenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Bengali: স্মারকগ্রন্থ (śãrkogrontho) — item of sentimental value
  • Bulgarian: сувени́р (suvenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Catalan: record — item of sentimental value
  • Cebuano: handomanan — item of sentimental value
  • Chinese Cantonese: 紀念品 /纪念品 (gei2 nim6 ban2) — item of sentimental value
  • Chinese Cantonese: souven — item of sentimental value
  • Chinese: 紀念品 /纪念品 (kí-liām-phín) — item of sentimental value
  • Chinese Mandarin: 紀念品 /纪念品 (jìniànpǐn) — item of sentimental value
  • Czech: suvenýr — item of sentimental value
  • Danish: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Dutch: aandenken — item of sentimental value
  • Dutch: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Esperanto: memoraĵo — item of sentimental value
  • Estonian: suveniir — item of sentimental value
  • Estonian: meene — item of sentimental value
  • Faroese: minnislutur — item of sentimental value
  • Finnish: matkamuisto — item of sentimental value
  • Finnish: muistoesine — item of sentimental value
  • French: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Georgian: სახსოვარი (saxsovari) — item of sentimental value
  • German: Andenken — item of sentimental value
  • German: Reisemitbringsel — item of sentimental value
  • German: Souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • German: Erinnerungsstück — item of sentimental value
  • German: Mitbringsel — item of sentimental value
  • Greek: ενθύμιο (enthýmio) — item of sentimental value
  • Hebrew: מַזכֶּרֶת (mazkéret) — item of sentimental value
  • Hindi: स्मारिका (smārikā) — item of sentimental value
  • Hindi: यादगार (yādgār) — item of sentimental value
  • Hindi: सौग़ात (sauġāt) — item of sentimental value
  • Hungarian: szuvenír — item of sentimental value
  • Icelandic: minjagripur — item of sentimental value
  • Icelandic: minningargripur — item of sentimental value
  • Ido: suveniro — item of sentimental value
  • Ido: memorigilo — item of sentimental value
  • Ido: memorigivo — item of sentimental value
  • Indonesian: cendera mata — item of sentimental value
  • Indonesian: oleh-oleh — item of sentimental value
  • Ingrian: toomuin — item of sentimental value
  • Ingrian: tookki — item of sentimental value
  • Irish: cuimhneachán — item of sentimental value
  • Italian: ricordo — item of sentimental value
  • Japanese: 土産 (miyage) — item of sentimental value
  • Japanese: 記念品 (kinenhin) — item of sentimental value
  • Japanese: 記念物 (kinenbutsu) — item of sentimental value
  • Kazakh: кәдесый (kädesyi) — item of sentimental value
  • Khmer: អនុស្សាវរីយ (ʼaʼnuhsaavaʼrii) — item of sentimental value
  • Korean: 기념품 (ginyeompum) — item of sentimental value
  • Korean: 선물 (seonmul) — item of sentimental value
  • Korean: 기념물 (ginyeommul) — item of sentimental value
  • Northern Kurdish: xatire — item of sentimental value
  • Kyrgyz: сувенир (suvenir) — item of sentimental value
  • Kyrgyz: азембелек (azembelek) — item of sentimental value
  • Lao: ທີ່ລະລຶກ (thī la lưk) — item of sentimental value
  • Latin: mnēmosȳnum — item of sentimental value
  • Latvian: suvenīrs — item of sentimental value
  • Lithuanian: suvenyras — item of sentimental value
  • Macedonian: сувени́р (suvenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Māori: manatunga — item of sentimental value
  • Marathi: स्मारिका (smārikā) — item of sentimental value
  • Mongolian: бэлэг дурсгал (beleg dursgal) — item of sentimental value
  • Navajo: bee ééhániihii — item of sentimental value
  • Nepali: स्मारिका (smārikā) — item of sentimental value
  • Norman: souv'nîn — item of sentimental value
  • Norwegian Bokmål: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Odia: ସ୍ମାରିକା (smārikā) — item of sentimental value
  • Pashto: يادګار (yādgā́r) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: یَادِگَاری (yâdegâri) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: یَادْگَاری (yâdgâri) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: یَادِگَار (yâdegâr) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: یَادْگَار (yâdgâr) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: سُوغَات (sowġât) — item of sentimental value
  • Iranian Persian: رَهْآوَرْد (rah-âvard) — item of sentimental value
  • Plautdietsch: Aunjedenkj — item of sentimental value
  • Polish: pamiątka — item of sentimental value
  • Portuguese: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Portuguese: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Romanian: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Russian: сувени́р (suvenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Sanskrit: स्मारिका (smārikā) — item of sentimental value
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuimhneachan — item of sentimental value
  • Serbo-Croatian: сувѐнӣр — item of sentimental value
  • Serbo-Croatian: у̏спомена — item of sentimental value
  • Serbo-Croatian: suvènīr m ȕspomena — item of sentimental value
  • Slovak: suvenír — item of sentimental value
  • Slovene: spominek — item of sentimental value
  • Spanish: recuerdo — item of sentimental value
  • Spanish: tornaviaje — item of sentimental value
  • Spanish: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Spanish: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Swedish: souvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Tagalog: daol — item of sentimental value
  • Tagalog: pang-alaala — item of sentimental value
  • Tajik: тӯҳфа (tühfa) — item of sentimental value
  • Tajik: савғотӣ (savġoti) — item of sentimental value
  • Tajik: савғот (savġot) — item of sentimental value
  • Tajik: ёдгор (yodgor) — item of sentimental value
  • Thai: ของฝาก (kɔ̌ɔng-fàak) — item of sentimental value
  • Tocharian B: epyacäññe — item of sentimental value
  • Turkish: hatıra — item of sentimental value
  • Turkish: hediyelik eşya — item of sentimental value
  • Turkmen: suwenir — item of sentimental value
  • Turkmen: ýadygärlik — item of sentimental value
  • Ukrainian: сувені́р (suvenír) — item of sentimental value
  • Urdu: یَادْگَار (yādgār) — item of sentimental value
  • Urdu: سَوغَات (sauġāt) — item of sentimental value
  • Uyghur: خاتىرە بويۇم (xatire boyum) — item of sentimental value
  • Uzbek: suvenir — item of sentimental value
  • Uzbek: yodgorlik — item of sentimental value
  • Uzbek: esdalik — item of sentimental value
  • Vietnamese: đồ lưu niệm — item of sentimental value
  • Yiddish: אָנדענק (ondenk) — item of sentimental value