Carmel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A mountain range in Israel.
  2. A female given name from Hebrew from the Roman Catholic epithet of Virgin Mary at Mount Carmel.
  3. A city, valley, and river in Monterey County, California, United States. The full name of the city is Carmel-by-the-Sea.
  4. One name for the mission located in Monterey County, California.
  5. The Rumsen; the Native American people of this Monterey region.
  6. Rumsen; the language of those people.
  7. Other places in the United States:
  8. A city in Hamilton County, Indiana.
  9. A town in Penobscot County, Maine.
  10. A town in Putnam County, New York.
  11. A hamlet and census-designated place, the county seat of Putnam County, New York.
  12. An unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio.
noun
  1. Alternative form of caramel.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Carmel.wav /ˈkɑɹ.məl/ /ˈkɑɹ.ml̩/

Word forms

Carmel carmels

Etymology

From Hebrew כַּרְמֶל (karmél, “vineyard of El/God”).

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