cameo

Etymology
Borrowed from, from , of en origin. 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. .

Noun

 * 1) A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.
 * 2) A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.
 * 1) A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

Translations

 * Basque: kameu
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 带浮雕的珠宝
 * Czech: kamej, medailónek, medailón
 * Dutch:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, kameekoru
 * French:
 * German: Camée,
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: işlemeli akik


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 客串出演
 * Czech: epizodní výstup, epizodní role
 * Esperanto: kameo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:, Cameo-Auftritt
 * Hungarian: kámeaszerep
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: カメオ出演
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1) To appear in a cameo role.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  (short appearance)

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  (short appearance)