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noun
1.
a drum of American Indian or Asian origin, commonly played with the hands.
2.
a dully repetitious drumbeat or similar sound.
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| tom-tom | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a drum associated either with the American Indians or with Eastern cultures, usually beaten with the hands as a signalling instrument |
| 2. | a standard cylindrical drum, normally with one drumhead |
| 3. | a monotonous drumming or beating sound |
| —vb , -toms, -tomming, -tommed | |
| 4. | informal (tr) to pass (information, esp gossip) around a community very quickly |
| [C17: from Hindi tamtam, of imitative origin] | |
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Tom-tom
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Word Origin & History
tom-tom
1693, "drum" (originally used in India), from Hindi tam-tam, probably of imitative origin (cf. Sinhalese tamat tama and Malay tong-tong).
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