[mas.cot] n [F mascotte, fr. Prov mascoto, fr. masco witch, fr. ML masca] (1881): a person, animal, or object adopted by a group as a symbolic figure esp. to bring them good luck "the team had a mountain lion as their ~"
MASCOT
Meaning of MASCOT in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012