tam-tam

2 definitions found

tam-tam - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

tam-tam - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  tam-tam
      n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
           struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: gong, tam-tam]