How many syllables in nectarine?

There are 3 syllables in the word nectarine.

How to pronounce nectarine:

nectarine (noun):: its fruit; a peach with a smooth-skinned fruit that is a frequent somatic mutation of the normal peach; noun. variety or mutation of the peach bearing fruit with smooth skin and (usually) yellow flesh.

fruit tree

genus prunus

nectarine tree

prunus persica nectarina

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