How many syllables in cougar?

There are 2 syllables in the word cougar.

How to pronounce cougar:

cougar (noun):: large American feline resembling a lion.; a large powerful tawny-brown cat (puma concolor synonym felis concolor) formerly widespread in the americas but now reduced in number or extinct in many areas

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