How to pronounce souvenir
American English pronunciation
SOO-vuh-neer
- IPA
- /ˈsuvəˌnɪɹ/
- Syllables
- SOO · vuh · neer (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
- Also said
- soo-vuh-NEER
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What souvenir means
Something you keep to remember a place you visited
In a sentence: Maya bought a tiny lighthouse as a souvenir of her beach trip.
Where it comes from: It comes straight from French, where souvenir means a memory.
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