How many syllables in bouillabaisse?

There are 4 syllables in the word bouillabaisse.

How to pronounce bouillabaisse:

bouillabaisse (noun):: a highly seasoned fish stew made with at least two kinds of fish; any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills.

a. testudineus

anabas testudineus

aquatic vertebrate

bony fish

bottom lurkers

bottom-dweller

bottom-feeder

cartilaginous fish

caudal fin

chondrichthian

climbing perch

fin

fingerling

fish scale

fishbone

game fish

lateral line

lateral line organ

milt

mouthbreeder

northern snakehead

pisces

roe

rough fish

school

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