How many syllables in orangutan?

There are 4 syllables in the word orangutan.

How to pronounce orangutan:

orangutan (noun):: large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits.; a largely herbivorous arboreal anthropoid ape (pongo pygmaeus) of borneo and sumatra that is about ²/₃ as large as the gorilla and has brown skin, long sparse reddish-brown hair, and very long arms

great ape

orang

orangutang

pongid

pongo

pongo pygmaeus

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