How many syllables in orgasm?

There are 3 syllables in the word orgasm.

How to pronounce orgasm:

orgasm (noun):: intense or paroxysmal excitement; the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse.; the rapid pleasurable release of neuromuscular tensions at the height of sexual arousal that is usually accompanied by the ejaculation of semen in the male and by vaginal contractions in the female

climax

coming

consummation

male orgasm

sexual climax

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