How many syllables in caribou?

There are 3 syllables in the word caribou.

How to pronounce caribou:

caribou (noun):: Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called reindeer' in Eurasia andcaribou' in North America.; a large gregarious deer (rangifer tarandus) of holarctic taiga and tundra that usually has palmate antlers in both sexes

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