camafeo

Spanish

camafeo

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin camahutus, alternative form of camaeus (“jewellery carved in relief”).

Noun

camafeo m (plural camafeos)

1. cameo (relief work)

See also

• camafeo on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^es

Further reading

• “camafeo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014