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mascotte

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Noun

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mascotte (plural mascottes)

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

Dutch

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Noun

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

  1. mascot

French

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mascotte

Etymology

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Borrowed from Provençal mascoto, from masco (witch), from Old Occitan 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.".

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mascotte f (plural mascottes)

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

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Italian

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Noun

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mascotte f (invariable)

  1. mascot