How many syllables in cholla?

There are 2 syllables in the word cholla.

How to pronounce cholla:

cholla (noun):: arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico.; any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern u.s. and mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints

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opuntia

opuntia cholla

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