How many syllables in opium?

There are 3 syllables in the word opium.

How to pronounce opium:

opium (noun):: an addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy.; a bitter brownish addictive narcotic drug that consists of the dried latex obtained from immature seed capsules of the opium poppy

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