How many syllables in avocado?

There are 4 syllables in the word avocado.

How to pronounce avocado:

avocado (noun):: a tree bearing avocados; a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed.; a pulpy green- to purple-skinned nutty-flavored fruit of any of various tropical american trees (genus persea especially p. americana) of the laurel family

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