tam-tam

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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

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

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Onomatopoetic. Compare English tom-tom

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tam.tam/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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

  1. tam-tam

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

Noun

tam-tam m (invariable)

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tam-tam.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tam.ˈtam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Hyphenation: tam‧tam

Noun

tam-tam n (plural tam-tamuri)

  1. tam-tam
  2. big noise

Declension

singular plural
+ indefinite article + definite article + indefinite article + definite article
nominative/accusative (un) tam-tam tam-tamul (niște) tam-tamuri tam-tamurile
genitive/dative (unui) tam-tam tam-tamului (unor) tam-tamuri tam-tamurilor
vocative tam-tamule tam-tamurilor
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