mascotte

Betekenis

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

Geslacht

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Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/mas.kɔt/

Etymologie

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.".