cameo
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian cammeo. The movie sense is short for “cameo role” referring to a famous person who was playing no character, but him or herself. Like a cameo brooch — a low-relief carving of a person’s head or bust — the actor or celebrity is instantly recognizable. More recently, it has come to refer to any short appearances, whether as a character or as oneself.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cameo (plural cameos)
- A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
- A single very brief appearance by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
- Famous comic book writer Stan Lee had a cameo in the Spider-Man movie. He was on screen for perhaps ten seconds, but aficionados distinctly remember him.
Translations[edit]
relief work
Verb[edit]
cameo (third-person singular simple present cameos, present participle cameoing, simple past and past participle cameoed)
- To appear in a cameo role.
Anagrams[edit]
Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English.
Noun[edit]
cameo m (plural camei)
- cameo (short appearance)
