tom-tom

tom-tom  (tmtm) also tam-tam (tmtm, tmtm)

n.

1. Any of various small-headed drums, usually long and narrow, that are beaten with the hands.

2. A monotonous rhythmical drumbeat or similar sound.

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[Hindi amam, probably of imitative origin.]

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tom-tom

n

1. (Music / Instruments) a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument

2. (Music) a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead

3. a monotonous drumming or beating sound

vb

(tr) Informal to pass (information, esp gossip) around a community very quickly

[from Hindi tamtam, of imitative origin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

tom-tom - any of various drums with small heads tenor drum drum, membranophone, tympan - a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end

Translations

tom-tom [ˈtɒmtɒm] N (= drum) → tantán m

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tom-tom

n tom-tom [ˈtomtom]

a kind of drum usually beaten with the hands. trom طَبْلَه شائِعَه في جُزُر الهِنْد الشَّرْقِيَّه тъпан tam-tam tam-tam die Handtrommel ταμ ταμ tantán tamtamm طبل tomtom-rumpu tam-tam טָמטָם टॉम-टॉम tamtam tamtam ketipung trumba tam-tam 太鼓 (손바닥으로 치는 북) 톰톰 tamtamas tamtams gendang tom-tom tamtam tamtamtromme tam-tam tantã tam-tam тамтам tamtam tamtam tam-tam tamtam[] กลอง tam tam (davulu) 手鼓 тамтам ايک قسم کا ڈرم trống cơm 手鼓