CAMEO


Meaning of CAMEO in English

/ ˈkæmiəʊ; NAmE -mioʊ/ noun ( pl. -os )

1.

a small part in a film / movie or play for a famous actor :

a cameo role / appearance

2.

a short piece of writing that gives a good description of sb/sth

3.

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

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WORD ORIGIN

late 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.