How many syllables in cartilage?

There are 3 syllables in the word cartilage.

Divide cartilage into syllables:

cartilage (noun):: tough elastic tissue; mostly converted to bone in adults.; a usually translucent (see translucent sense 1) somewhat elastic tissue that composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos and except for a small number of structures (such as some joints, respiratory passages, and the external ear) is replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates

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