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False cognate alert "mascota" looks like an English word but means something different: Mascota looks like English 'mascot' and indeed can mean a mascot, but the most common everyday meaning is 'pet' (a domestic animal kept for companionship).
Mascota is feminine in Spanish. The article is la, so the full form is la mascota ("pet").
FEMININEla mascota
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/masˈkota/
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How do you say mascota in Spanish?
IPA
/masˈkota/
How do you pronounce mascota in Spanish?
mascota is pronounced /masˈkota/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La mascota de la familia es un perro.
The family pet is a dog.
Mi mascota favorita es el gato.
My favourite pet is the cat.
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Why is it feminine?
Mascota is feminine regardless of the animal's sex; the -a ending marks feminine grammatical gender, from French mascotte.
What is the Spanish word for pet?
The Spanish word for pet is la mascota — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | animal de estimação flips! | o | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | animale domestico flips! | l' | masculine |
| 🇫🇷 French | animal de compagnie flips! | l' | masculine |
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