souvenir

S2 W2

BrE /suːˈvɛnjʊər/ AmE /soʊˈvenjʊr/

noun en → es

1 KEPT ITEM A2

a small object that you buy or take from a place when you visit it, to keep as a memory of your visit

recuerdo, souvenir

  • take a souvenir

Collocations buy souvenirs · bring back souvenirs

  • She bought some souvenirs in Paris.

    Ella compró algunos recuerdos en París.

2 MEMENTO B1

a small object that reminds you of a person or event from the past

recuerdo, memento

  • have a souvenir

Collocations keep a souvenir · treasure a souvenir

  • He keeps that old photo as a souvenir of his childhood.

    Él guarda esa vieja foto como recuerdo de su infancia.