tamtamcommon nounEtymologyexpandfrom an onomatopoeia.Definitions1. A percussion instrument consisting of a bronze disc with raised edges that produces a very resonant and indeterminate sound when struck with a skin-covered mallet, unlike a gong.musiqueexpandUn coup de tamtam.Le bruit du tamtam est lugubre.2. An African drum, which is a cylinder covered with skin. (See details in the article tam-tam)familiarexpandLe tamtam résonne dans la savane.PluraltamtamsHyperonymidiophoneTranslationsgerman:Tamtamenglish:tam-tamdutch:tamtamSee alsotamtamiste (cn.) tam-tam (cn.)
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