mascotte

== English == === Noun === mascotte (plural mascottes) Archaic form of mascot (“bringer of good luck”). == Dutch == === Pronunciation === === Noun === mascotte f or m (plural mascottes, diminutive mascotje n or mascottetje n) mascot == French == === Etymology === 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.". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mas.kɔt/ === Noun === mascotte f (plural mascottes) mascot (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group) ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === “mascotte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 mascotte on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr == Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French mascotte. === Noun === mascotte f (invariable) mascot (automotive) hood ornament