How many syllables in bergamot?

There are 3 syllables in the word bergamot.

How to pronounce bergamot:

bergamot (noun):: noun. small tree with pear-shaped fruit whose oil is used in perfumery; Italy.; a round to pear-shaped citrus fruit of a mediterranean tree (citrus bergamia synonym c. aurantium bergamia) that has a yellow to green rind which yields a bitter, fragrant essential oil and that is typically considered to be a hybrid of a sour orange and a lemon

bergamot orange

citrus bergamia

orange

orange tree

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