How to pronounce cameo
American English pronunciation
KAM-ee-oh
- IPA
- /ˈkæmiˌoʊ/
- Syllables
- KAM · ee · oh (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What cameo means
Most people know cameo in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A brooch with a carved, raised picture of a head
In a sentence: Grandma pinned a cameo of a lady's face to her collar.
Where it comes from: It comes from the Italian cammeo, from a Latin word whose origin is unknown. The short movie role was named after it, because the star is as easy to spot as the head on the jewel.
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