How many syllables in hooligan?

There are 3 syllables in the word hooligan.

How to pronounce hooligan:

hooligan (noun):: a cruel and brutal fellow.; a young person who behaves in a noisy and violent way in public; a usually young man who engages in rowdy or violent behavior especially as part of a group or gang ruffian, hoodlum

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