Main Entry:

mas·cot

Pronunciation:

\ˈmas-ˌkät also -kət\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French mascotte, from Occitan mascoto, from masco witch, from Medieval Latin masca

Date:

1881

: a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure especially to bring them good luck <the team had a mountain lion as their mascot>