tam-tam

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

tam-tam
    n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
         struck with a softheaded drumstick [syn: {gong}, {tam-tam}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.)
   (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental
       countries; -- called also {tom-tom}.
   (b) A gong. See {Gong}, n., 1.
       [1913 Webster]