How many syllables in avalanches?

There are 3 syllables in the word avalanches.

How to pronounce avalanches:

avalanches (noun):: a fall of large masses of snow and ice down a mountain; a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice

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