Entry: dipthongs (v.)
In context: "He and little Hal made fun of Avril's Canadian pronunciation of certain dipthongs."
Definition: A union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable; the combination of a sonantal with a consonantal vowel.
Other: Wikipedia has a few English examples.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 744
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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