How many syllables in accordion?

There are 4 syllables in the word accordion.

How to pronounce accordion:

accordion (noun):: a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand-operated bellows; a portable box-shaped free-reed instrument; the reeds are made to vibrate by air from the bellows controlled by the player.

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