mascot

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Etymology

From French mascotte from Provençal mascoto meaning sortilege.

Noun

mascot (plural mascots)

1. something thought to bring good luck

   I keep this red stone as a lucky mascot and always put it on my desk in exams.,

2. something, especially a person or animal, used to symbolize a sports team, company, organization or other group

   Tommy the Tyke is the mascot of Barnsley FC.

Derived terms

• mascotry

Translations

something thought to bring good luck

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 吉祥物 (cmn) (jíxiángwù)

• French: mascotte (fr) f
• German: Glücksbringer (de) m, Maskotte (de) f, Talisman (de) m

• Hungarian: kabala (hu)
• Japanese: マスコット (ja) (masukotto)
• Portuguese: mascote (pt) f
• Russian: талисман (ru) (talismán) 

something used to symbolize a sports team or other group

• Czech: maskot (cs) m
• Dutch: mascotte (nl) m and f
• Estonian: maskott (et)
• French: mascotte (fr) f
• German: Maskottchen (de) n

• Hungarian: kabalafigura (hu), kabalababa (hu)
• Italian: mascotte (it) f
• Polish: maskotka (pl) f
• Portuguese: mascote (pt) f
• Spanish: mascota (es) f

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