How many syllables in marijuana?

There are 5 syllables in the word marijuana.

How to pronounce marijuana:

marijuana (noun):: compare bhang, hashish see also medical marijuana; the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant, used as a drug, esp. in cigarettes; the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect.; the psychoactive dried resinous flower buds and leaves of the female hemp or cannabis plant (cannabis sativa or c. indica) that contain high levels of thc and are smoked, vaped, or ingested (as in baked goods) especially for their intoxicating effect cannabis

acapulco gold

bhang

black

blow

cannabis

cannabis sativa

charas

chronic

controlled substance

dagga

dope

gage

ganja

grass

green goddess

hash

hashish

hemp

joint

kif

leaf

locoweed

marihuana

marijuana cigarette

mary jane

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