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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