noun, feminine/mas.kɔt/plural: mascottes
mascot (something used to symbolize a sports team or other group)
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.".