"diphthongal" meaning in English

See diphthongal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl/
Etymology: From diphthong + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|diphthong|al}} diphthong + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} diphthongal (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: diphthongally, nondiphthongal Translations (Translations): diptongal (Spanish)
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          "text": "‘This,’ the colonel said […] ‘is a lampshade. It looks like an ordinary lampshade. It was taken from the bedside lamp of Frau Koch. It’s genuine human skin.’ It sounded more gruesome spoken in his diphthongal southern manner—skee-ern.",
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