How many syllables in hamster?

There are 2 syllables in the word hamster.

Divide hamster into syllables:

hamster (noun):: short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches.; any of a subfamily (cricetinae) of small old world rodents having very large cheek pouches

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