how to pronounce cameo

/ˈkæm.i.əʊ/

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cameo is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of cameo in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… but yeah your cameo is on there lorraine …”

meanings of cameo

noun:

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

verb:

To appear in a cameo role.

cameo frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word cameo occurs in english on average 1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics cameo can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that cameo can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;