tom-tom
noun
- any of various drums, as of Indian or African tribes, usually beaten with the hands
- a kind of drum used in jazz and popular music that has a sound higher and less resonant than a bass drum
See tom-tom in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(tŏmˈtŏmˌ) also tam-tam (tŭmˈtŭmˌ, tămˈtămˌ)
noun- Any of various small-headed drums, usually long and narrow, that are beaten with the hands.
- A monotonous rhythmical drumbeat or similar sound.
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