How many syllables in mackerel?

There are 3 syllables in the word mackerel.

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Definition of mackerel:

mackerel (noun):: flesh of very important usually small (to 18 in) fatty Atlantic fish.; a scombroid fish (scomber scombrus of the family scombridae) of the north atlantic that is green above with dark blue bars and silvery below and is a commercially important food fish

Synonyms for mackerel:

common mackerel

saltwater fish

scomber scombrus

shiner

spanish mackerel

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