cameo
noun/ˈkæmiəʊ/
/ˈkæmiəʊ/
(plural cameos)
- a small part in a film or play for a famous actor
- a cameo role/appearance
- a short piece of writing that gives a good description of somebody/something
- a piece of jewellery that consists of a raised design, often of a head, on a background of a different colour
- a cameo brooch/ring
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French camahieu, cama(h)u; later influenced by Italian cam(m)eo, from medieval Latin cammaeus, related to the Old French word.
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