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thong
A very skimpy item of clothing, usually underwear or swimwear, consisting of a small triangle of fabric at the front and a narrow band or strip at the buttocks.
Am Strand trugen viele Leute Bikinis oder Tangas.
At the beach, many people were wearing bikinis or thongs.
'Tanga' (thong) is a loanword that comes from Portuguese and originally from an Indigenous language of Brazil. That explains why it sounds different from most German words.
Das Wort Tanga ist heute international bekannt.
The word Tanga is known internationally today.
The word can refer to both underwear and swimwear. The context usually makes clear what is meant, for example through the place ('am Strand' — at the beach) or other items of clothing ('unter dem Kleid' — under the dress).
Für den Strandurlaub hat sie sich einen neuen Bikini-Tanga gekauft.
She bought herself a new bikini thong for the beach vacation.
'Tanga' (thong) is often used as part of compound words to describe the type more precisely, for example 'der Bikini-Tanga' (bikini thong) or 'der String-Tanga' (G-string thong). The most common verb used with the word is 'tragen' (to wear).
Sie trägt einen schwarzen Tanga unter ihrem weißen Kleid.
She is wearing a black thong under her white dress.
underpants
'Unterhose' and 'Tanga' can both be underwear. 'Unterhose' is the general term for underwear worn on the lower body. 'Tanga' refers to a very skimpy style with little fabric and a narrow strip at the back. Learners may confuse the words because a 'Tanga' is often a type of 'Unterhose'. If the style is not important, 'Unterhose' is more natural. If you specifically mean this skimpy style, you say 'Tanga'.
Für das enge Kleid wählte sie einen Tanga, damit man keine Ränder sieht.
For the tight dress, she chose a thong so that no lines would show.
Im Bad lag noch eine saubere Unterhose auf dem Stuhl.
There was still a clean pair of underpants on the chair in the bathroom.