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Webster 1913 Edition

Mascotte

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Noun.
[Through French fr. Pr.
mascot
a little sorcerer or magician,
mascotto
witchcraft, sorcery.]
1.
A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.

Definition 2024

mascotte

mascotte

English

Noun

mascotte ‎(plural mascottes)

  1. Archaic form of mascot. (bringer of good luck)

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

mascotte f, m ‎(plural mascottes, diminutive mascotje n or mascottetje n)

  1. mascot

French

mascotte

Etymology

From Provençal mascoto, from masco ‎(“witch”), from Old Provençal masca, from Medieval Latin masca, from a stem *maska, *mask- ‎(“black”) believed to be of Pre-Indo-European origin giving rise to words meaning "witch, wizard, sorcerer."

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mas.kɔt/

Noun

mascotte f ‎(plural mascottes)

  1. mascot (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group)

Italian

Noun

mascotte f ‎(invariable)

  1. mascot

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