memento

(mə-mĕn'tō)
n., pl., -tos, or -toes.
A reminder of the past; a keepsake.

[Middle English, commemoration of the living or the dead in the Canon of the Mass, from Latin mementō, imperative of meminisse, to remember.]

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meaning 'a souvenir', should not be converted into the dubious formation momento. The preferred plural form is mementos.

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noun

Something that causes one to remember: keepsake, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, token, trophy. See remember/forget.

IN BRIEF: An object kept to remind one of something.

I try to pick up a special memento from every place we visit on our trips.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - minde, souvenir

Nederlands (Dutch)
aandenken, waarschuwingsteken

Français (French)
n. - souvenir

Deutsch (German)
n. - Andenken

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αναμνηστικό, ενθύμιο, σουβενίρ, (υπ)ενθύμηση

Italiano (Italian)
memento, (oggetto di) ricordo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lembrancinha (f) (aquilo que se traz para alguém como recordação de um lugar)

Русский (Russian)
напоминание, памятный сувенир

Español (Spanish)
n. - memento, recuerdo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - minne, påminnelse

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
纪念物, 令人回忆的东西, 遗物

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 紀念物, 令人回憶的東西, 遺物

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 기념품, 추억

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 思い出になるもの, 記念品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تذكاري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מזכרת‬

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