tong
French, noun/tɔ̃ɡ/
tong is a French feminine noun meaning “flip-flop, thong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le…”.
What does tong mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflip-flop, thong
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sandale à deux brides dont le point d’attache sur le devant de la semelle se trouve entre le gros et le deuxième orteil.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tong
- tongs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tong?
- /tɔ̃ɡ/
- \tɔ̃ɡ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tong
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tong in French?
tong appears 1.5 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).