tam-tam

See also: tamtam and Tamtam

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

tam-tam (plural tam-tams)

1. (music) A flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer.

Translations

flat gong

• Catalan: tam-tam (ca) m
• Esperanto: tamtamo
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• German: Tamtam (de) n

Etymology 2

Imitative.

Verb

tam-tam (third-person singular simple present tam-tams, present participle tam-tamming, simple past and past participle tam-tammed)

1. (intransitive, dated) To beat on a drum.

See also

• tom-tom

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French

Alternative forms

• tamtam (1990 reform spelling)

Etymology

Onomatopoetic. Confer English tom-tom

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tam.tam/

Noun

tam-tam m (plural tam-tams or tams-tams)

1. tam-tam

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Italian

Noun

tam-tam m (uncountable)

1. (music) tam-tam
2. (music) tom-tom
3. bush telegraph, grapevine (unofficial news channel)