How many syllables in bassoon?

There are 2 syllables in the word bassoon.

Divide bassoon into syllables:

bassoon (noun):: a double-reed instrument; the tenor of the oboe family.; a double-reed woodwind instrument having a long u-shaped conical tube connected to the mouthpiece by a thin metal tube and a usual range two octaves lower than that of the oboe

contrabassoon

contrafagotto

double reed

double-reed instrument

tenoroon

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