Tam-tam

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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