mascote

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mascotte, from Provençal mascoto. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: mas‧co‧te === Noun === mascote (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural mascotes) mascot ==== Usage notes ==== In Brazil, the word is usually masculine, unless when referring to a woman. In Portugal, it is usually feminine, except when referring to a man. === Further reading === “mascote”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “mascote”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026