How many syllables in cherries?

There are 2 syllables in the word cherries.

Divide cherries into syllables:

cherries (noun):: any of numerous trees and shrubs (genus prunus) of the rose family that bear pale yellow to deep red or blackish smooth-skinned drupes enclosing a smooth seed and that include some cultivated for their fruits or ornamental flowers compare sour cherry, sweet cherry

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