How many syllables in kermess?

There are 2 syllables in the word kermess.

Divide kermess into syllables:

kermess (noun):: the dye; the dried bodies of the females of various scale insects (genus kermes) that are found on a mediterranean oak (quercus coccifera) and constitute a red dyestuff

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