How many syllables in calorie?

There are 3 syllables in the word calorie.

How to pronounce calorie:

calorie (noun):: unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure.; the amount of heat required at a pressure of one atmosphere to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius that is equal to about 4.19 joules

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