A small decorative or functional object kept as a souvenir, typically from a trip or special occasion.
From Spanish 'guardo' or Italian, related to 'guardare' (to look at, to keep). The word came into English use, particularly in American English, to refer to small keepsakes.
Guardo comes from Romance languages where you 'keep' or 'look at' these treasures—it's the same Latin root that gave us 'guard'! The thing you guard carefully and the thing you look at fondly share the same heart.
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