How many syllables in gazelle?

There are 2 syllables in the word gazelle.

How to pronounce gazelle:

gazelle (noun):: small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes.; any of numerous small to medium graceful and swift african and asian antelopes (gazella and related genera)

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