How many syllables in cicadas?

There are 3 syllables in the word cicadas.

How to pronounce cicadas:

cicadas (noun):: any of a family (cicadidae) of homopterous insects which have a stout body, wide blunt head, and large transparent wings and the males of which produce a loud buzzing noise usually by stridulation

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