How many syllables in oilcan?

There are 2 syllables in the word oilcan.

Divide oilcan into syllables:

oilcan (noun):: a can for oil; a spouted can designed to release oil drop by drop (as for lubricating machinery); the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals.

anterior naris

arteria ethmoidalis

beak

bridge

chemoreceptor

conk

ethmoidal artery

face

hawk nose

honker

hooknose

hooter

human face

internasal suture

nasal cavity

neb

nozzle

olfactory organ

proboscis

pug nose

roman nose

rostrum

schnoz

schnozzle

snoot

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