mascot

[ mas-kot, -kuht ]
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noun
  1. an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck: The U.S. Navy mascot is a goat.

Origin of mascot

1
1880–85; <French mascotte<Provençal mascoto talisman, charm, derivative of masco sorceress. See mask

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British Dictionary definitions for mascot

mascot

/ (ˈmæskət) /


noun
  1. a person, animal, or thing considered to bring good luck

Origin of mascot

1
C19: from French mascotte, from Provençal mascotto charm, from masco witch

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