How many syllables in meerkat?

There are 2 syllables in the word meerkat.

How to pronounce meerkat:

meerkat (noun):: any of several african mongooses; noun. a mongoose-like viverrine of South Africa having a face like a lemur and only four toes.; a burrowing highly social primarily insectivorous mammal (suricata suricatta) of southern africa that is chiefly grayish with faint black markings and lives in usually large colonies

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