#lalanguefrancaise

In French, we don’t say “thong” to refer to the clothing item, we say “(le) string [(\lə\) \stʁiŋ\]”. But in European French, we also have the word “(la) tong [(\la\) \tɔ̃ɡ\]” that translates to the beach slippers/sandals commonly known as “Flip-flops”  and I always found it confusing.

Submitted by @sweet-kokoro-15

[resources:Wiktionnaire about “string” (in French)andWiktionnaire about “tong” (in French)]