How many syllables in igloo?

There are 2 syllables in the word igloo.

How to pronounce igloo:

igloo (noun):: an Eskimo hut; usually built of blocks (of sod or snow) in the shape of a dome.; a usually dome-shaped dwelling of arctic regions that is usually made of blocks of snow or ice when built for temporary purposes or of sod, wood, or stone when permanent and that is typically associated with the indigenous inuit, inupiat, and yupik peoples of canada, greenland, alaska, and eastern siberia

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