Carmen

¹

[kahr-muhn, kahr-men]

noun

1. Ciudad del Carmen.

2. a male or female given name: from a Latin word meaning “song.”

Carmen

²

[kahr-muhn, kar-men]

noun

1. an opera (1875) by Georges Bizet.

Carmen

1. One of the most popular of operas, composed by Georges Bizet, and first produced in the late nineteenth century. The title character is known for manipulating men. One of her victims, a Spanish soldier, arranges for her to escape from jail, but she later abandons him for a bullfighter, and he stabs her. The pieces “Habanera” and “Toreador Song” are well-known excerpts from Carmen.

Example Sentences

Carmen Alvarez, collections and conservation manager at the palace, said the "fascinating" trail would show people the Flagstaff Gate, Great Court and Long Library, so they could see how the women took part in counter-espionage.

From BBC

An immigrant from Peru who had relinquished her dreams of acting to raise a family, Carmen had a special bond with Ortega.

From Los Angeles Times

Carmen has many sisters — “Picture the Housewives of Beverly Hills, but in Canoga Park” — but none were able to take her in.

From Los Angeles Times

Birth and death weigh heavy on Ortega’s mind, as she ponders her own lifespan, the diminishing window for motherhood and the confused and sometimes angry helplessness of Carmen, who comes to believe that her daughter is her sister.

From Los Angeles Times

Eventually, Carmen will wonder if she herself is Roxie, an existential dilemma that Ortega refuses to understand as a mere symptom of Alzheimer’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times