How many syllables in dengue?

There are 2 syllables in the word dengue.

How to pronounce dengue:

dengue (noun):: an infectious disease of the tropics transmitted by mosquitoes and characterized by rash and aching head and joints.; an acute infectious disease caused by a flavivirus (species dengue virus of the genus flavivirus), transmitted by aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by headache, severe joint pain, and a rash

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