tum-tum

== English == === Alternative forms === tum tum, tumtum === Etymology 1 === Uncertain. Perhaps onomatopoeia (of hooves or footfalls); compare tuk-tuk. Perhaps from tandem. ==== Noun ==== tum-tum (plural tum-tums) (India) A dog cart; a rickshaw; a kind of vehicle. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed fom Twi Akan tumtum (“mashed green bananas”). Compare Sranan Tongo tonton (“mashed plantain dumpling”). ==== Noun ==== tum-tum (uncountable) A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain in a wooden mortar until it is soft. === Etymology 3 === Reduplication of tum, a shortened form of tummy. ==== Pronunciation ==== ==== Noun ==== tum-tum (plural tum-tums) (childish, informal) Stomach. (childish, informal) Abdomen. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tum-tum. ===== Synonyms ===== See also Thesaurus:belly. === References === === Anagrams === mut. mut.