How many syllables in chives?

There is 1 syllable in the word chives.

Divide chives into syllables:

chives (noun):: its leaves; compare garlic chive; cylindrical leaves used fresh as a mild onion-flavored seasoning.; a perennial plant (allium schoenoprasum) related to the onion and having slender leaves used as a seasoning

allium schoenoprasum

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