Tamtam - Dictionary Definition and Overview

tam-tam (noun)

1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: gong]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.) (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also tom-tom. (b) A gong. See Gong, n., 1.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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