How many syllables in guava?

There are 2 syllables in the word guava.

How to pronounce guava:

guava (noun):: any of several tropical american shrubs or small trees (genus psidium) of the myrtle family; small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit.; a shrubby tree (p. guajava) widely cultivated for its yellow-skinned fruit with sweet acid yellow or pink flesh

fruit tree

genus psidium

guava bush

psidium

psidium guajava

psidium littorale

strawberry guava

true guava

yellow cattley guava

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