"tum-tum" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tum-tums [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain. Perhaps onomatopoeia (of hooves or footfalls); compare tuk-tuk. Perhaps from tandem. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain Head templates: {{en-noun}} tum-tum (plural tum-tums)
  1. (India) A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-tum-tum-en-noun-YH-t0CbD Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tum tum, tumtum
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: Borrowed fom Twi Akan tumtum (“mashed green bananas”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ak|tumtum||mashed green bananas}} Akan tumtum (“mashed green bananas”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} tum-tum (uncountable)
  1. A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain in a wooden mortar until it is soft. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-tum-tum-en-noun-lnJZPyCB Disambiguation of Foods: 6 90 1 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 51 2 13 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 23 65 3 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 78 3 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 86 2 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tum tum, tumtum
Etymology number: 2

Noun [English]

Forms: tum-tums [plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of tum, a shortened form of tummy. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tum-tum (plural tum-tums)
  1. (childish, informal) Stomach. Tags: childish, informal
    Sense id: en-tum-tum-en-noun-Z7aKtxyP
  2. (childish, informal) Abdomen. Tags: childish, informal
    Sense id: en-tum-tum-en-noun-31msx0qX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tum tum, tumtum
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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