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

When Carmen Thomas was growing up in Boston, her mom told her that her absent dad’s name was Joe Brown.

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“Harfuch strikes me as a good man with fine intentions,” said Carmen Zamora, 46, a restaurant owner in Mexico City.

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They were listed as Carmen Yelinet Valoyes Florez, 47, of Bogotá; Wilson Riascos, 45, from the city of Cali; and Yulieth Katherine Tejada, 36, described by authorities as a legal permanent resident from Colombia living in Orlando, Fla.

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Little wonder the past holds an irresistible allure for Bert, who immediately heads back and plants himself just where and when he met Carmen and Virginia, with Carmen making the same complaint about her barking dogs.

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Ms. O’Hara has the more richly written role, and she imbues Carmen with a gentle sense of yearning.

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