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tong

flip-flop, thong sandal

noun TONG Rare

Origin: English borrowing

Usage Note

Tong (also spelled tongs) is feminine in French and refers to the flat rubber sandal with a toe-post — what Australians call 'thongs' and Americans 'flip-flops'. It is almost always used in the plural: des tongs. The word is borrowed from English but is fully integrated into everyday French.

Examples

"Elle porte des tongs sur la plage."

Natural Translation

She is wearing flip-flops on the beach.

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