How many syllables in acetabulum?

There are 5 syllables in the word acetabulum.

How to pronounce acetabulum:

acetabulum (noun):: a ventral sucker of a trematode; noun. the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint.

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