камео

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Russian

Etymology

First attested in 1990s. Borrowed from English cameo.

Pronunciation

Noun

каме́о (kaméon inan (indeclinable)

  1. cameo (brief appearance in a movie)
    • 1996 June 20, Сергей Добротворский, “Звездная пыль не оставляет тени”, in Коммерсантъ, page 13:
      С середины 80-х Боуи окончательно предпочел эпизоды и так называемые "каме́о" — короткие персональные появления в фильмах приятелей.
      S serediny 80-x Boui okončatelʹno predpočel epizody i tak nazyvajemyje "kaméo/kamɛ́o" — korotkije personalʹnyje pojavlenija v filʹmax prijatelej.
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