During the hike he got blisters on the toes of his left foot.
Russian differs from English in that the word палец may mean either "finger" or "toe." Only the meaning "toe" is described in this entry, as well as the corresponding part of an animal's paw, "digit, toe." Common sense will dictate which
words and expressions can be used to refer to an animal's digits. Because of the potential ambiguity of the Russian word палец "finger; toe" the following expressions are used to distinguish between toes and fingers:
пальцы рукg (or на рукахp)
fingers
пальцы ногg (or на ногахp)
toes
Without any such indication and without a clear context, the word палец is more likely to be understood to mean "finger" than "toe."