How many syllables in nutmeg?

There are 2 syllables in the word nutmeg.

Divide nutmeg into syllables:

nutmeg (noun):: the ground seed used as a spice compare mace sense 2; East Indian tree widely cultivated in the tropics for its aromatic seed; source of two spices: nutmeg and mace.; an aromatic seed produced by an evergreen tree (myristica fragrans of the family myristicaceae, the nutmeg family) native to the moluccas

genus myristica

myristica

myristica fragrans

nutmeg tree

spice tree

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