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souvenir

noun [C]
 
 
/ˌsuː.vənˈɪər/ US  /-vəˈnɪr/

Definition

B1 something you buy or keep to help you remember a holiday or special event: He bought a model of a red London bus as a souvenir of his trip to London. We brought back a few souvenirs from our holiday in Greece.Remembering, reminding and remindersObjects and decorations connected with celebrations
(Definition of souvenir noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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