Tam-tam

·noun A gong. ·see Gong, ·noun, 1.

II. Tam-tam ·noun A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental countries;

— called also tom-tom.

tam
tam, adv. [orig. acc. fem. of the demonstrative root ta-; cf.: tum, tamen], correlative of quam, so,...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
tam
tam (1) adv.3 TA-, correl. with quam in comparisons, implying equality of degree, in such a degre...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Tam-o'-shanter
·add. ·noun A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a round, flattish top much wi...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language