noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˌsuː.vəˈnɪə/
US:/ˈsu.vəˌnɪɹ/
US:/ˌsu.vəˈnɪɹ/
Hong-Kong:/ˌsoʊ.vəˈnɪ.ə/
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rhymes with -ɪə(ɹ)
rhymes with -uːvənɪə(ɹ)
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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