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

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