The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.)
A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries; -- called also tom-tom.
A gong. See Gong, n., 1.
Wiktionary
n. a flat gong (without knob) that is struck with a felt-covered hammer
WordNet
n. a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: gong]
Wikipedia
Tam-Tam is the sixth studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released in 1983 by West German label Ariola Records.
Usage examples of "tam-tam".
He knew several French and English songs, and resolved to try them upon the Japanese, who must be lovers of music, since they were for ever pounding on their cymbals, tam-tams, and tambourines, and could not but appreciate European talent.
The musicians took up a position inside, and were vigorously performing on their gongs, tam-tams, flutes, bones, tambourines, and immense drums.
Then I got to a glade in the tangle, about eight yards across, that gave out a fragrance of lime and orange, where the twilight just enabled me to see some old bones, three skulls, the edge of a tam-tam prying out from a tuft of wild corn with corn-flowers, some golden champac, and all round a gushing of muskroses.