How many syllables in monkey?

There are 2 syllables in the word monkey.

Divide monkey into syllables:

monkey (noun):: a naughty or mischievous child; any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians).; a nonhuman primate mammal with the exception usually of the lemurs and tarsiers; any of the smaller longer-tailed catarrhine or platyrrhine primates as contrasted with the apes

addiction

ape

catarrhine

dependance

dependence

habit

imp

jackanapes

jones

old world monkey

platyrrhine

platyrrhinian

primate

rapscallion

rascal

scalawag

scallywag

scamp

simian

tolerance

break

destroy

leave alone

work

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